Raptors start petition to create national gun violence awareness day in Canada
The Toronto Raptors have started a petition to recognize the first Friday of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Canada.
The petition published on Change.org asks Canadian legislators to join the United States in observing the day to honour survivors and victims of gun violence.
In a release announcing the petition, the Raptors cited a Statistics Canada report that found firearm-related homicides have gone up 37 per cent over the past 11 years, though there are large data gaps in information collection.
National Gun Violence Awareness Day began in the U.S. in 2015 to honour 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton who was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago a week after she had performed at President Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.
Canadians are affected by gun violence every day. <br><br>Sign the petition and share to take action for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GunSafetyForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GunSafetyForAll</a> <br><br>
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