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Former President Barack Obama and his vice chairman Joe Biden both tweeted calling for regulation on Friday, which was “National Gun Violence Awareness Day.”

Obama encouraged people to “keep speaking up, voting, and changing laws across the country.” Biden said that the violence “has to prevent .” On his campaign for president website, he outlines the policies he plans to enact if elected president which might include banning the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Both former leaders mentioned the black communities and Americans with Obama saying that they’re “disproportionately” harmed and Biden saying that they “are ten times more likely to die by gun homicide.”

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we #WearOrange to honor the victims and survivors of gun violence––which continues to disproportionately harm Black communities. Then keep speaking up, voting, and changing laws across the country.

This #GunViolenceAwarenessDay, i’m reflecting on the lifetime of Hadiya Pendleton, whose murder inspired the #WearOrange movement. The hard truth is that Black Americans are ten times more likely to die by gun homicide. it’s to prevent .

The first time the day was recognized was during the Obama administration.

From KATC News in Louisiana:

The Acadiana group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is encouraging residents to participate in National Gun Violence Awareness Day Friday and therefore the start of wear and tear Orange Weekend, June 5 – June 7. This reserved-time honors all the victims of gun violence in America and brings folks together during a unified effort to reduce the frequency of those tragedies.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America may be a non-profit grass-roots group that has a various community of yank gun violence survivors, victims, veterans, parents, mayors, and students from all political persuasions and walks of life. they need a chapter in every state across the country. The group works to stop gun violence by advocating for stronger laws and policies that provide gun-safety measures for the community and youngsters . They support the second amendment, and emphasize that they’re not anti-gun, but anti-gun violence.

Orange is that the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 – only one week after working at President Obama’s second inaugural parade in 2013. After her death, they asked citizens to face up, speak out, and Wear Orange to boost awareness about gun violence.

“Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America supports the second amendment right, but we also recognize that with our rights does come responsibility, so we attempt to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety in our communities,” said Blair Miller, Events Lead for the local Acadiana Group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Louisiana Chapter.