First Regular Session
Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. R990738.01 Freyja
Damron
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
BY SENATORS Tebedo, Andrews, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Dyer, Epps, Evans, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Musgrave, Nichol, Owen, Perlmutter, Powers, Reeves, Sullivant, Teck, Wattenberg, Weddig, and Wham;
also REPRESENTATIVES Hoppe, Alexander, Allen, Clapp,
Coleman, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi, George, Gotlieb, Hagedorn,
Hefley, Johnson, Kaufman, Kester, King, Larson, Lee, May, McElhany,
Mckay, McPherson, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Nunez, Pascall,
Pfiffner, Ragsdale, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Spradley,
Stengel, Swenson, Takis, Tapia, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tool, Veiga,
Vigil, Webster, S. Williams, T. Williams, Witwer, and
Zimmerman.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 99030
CONCERNING THE "EDDIE EAGLE" GUN SAFETY
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, The history of Colorado has a rich tradition
of shooting sports including hunting, rifle, shotgun, blackpowder,
and handgun and, in addition, Olympic events including air pistol,
air rifle, rifles, and shotguns; and
WHEREAS, The future of our nation depends on how
welleducated we keep our children; and
WHEREAS, Teaching gun safety does save lives; and
WHEREAS, The National Rifle Association's "Eddie
Eagle" Gun Safety Program teaches children knowledge, discipline,
and responsibility in a fun, safe way that has no agenda other
than accident prevention; and
WHEREAS, The sheriffs' offices and police departments
of Colorado are helping provide leadership and a positive role
model to all ages and teaching all aspects of safety; and
WHEREAS, Colorado firearms instructors are effectively
working with law enforcement and educators to successfully implement
the "Eddie Eagle" Gun Safety Program; and
WHEREAS, Teachers, firearms instructors, and others
in the education field agree that gun safety education is the
key to preventing accidents involving children and guns and that
the "Eddie Eagle" Gun Safety Program has a vital lifesaving
message; and
WHEREAS, These organizations and many other citizens
of the state of Colorado and the United States of America believe
in the rich heritage of educating our youth on firearm safety;
and
WHEREAS, The National Rifle Association's "Eddie
Eagle" Gun Safety Program has been successfully used by more
than 370 educational institutions, law enforcement entities, and
other youth organizations throughout the state, and nearly 130,000
Colorado children have learned this lifesaving message;
now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixtysecond
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representative
concurring herein:
That we, the members of the General Assembly, recognize
the many worthwhile accomplishments of the "Eddie Eagle"
Gun Safety Program, and, in view of the great need for the lessons
that are taught, encourage the use of the "Eddie Eagle"
Gun Safety Program, other National Rifle Association firearm
safety education programs, and other gun safety curriculums
in the school system to help prevent firearm accidents among children.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Commissioner of Education.