Mayor signs proclamation declaring Friday is Gun Violence Awareness Day

(Front row, left to right): Barb Dale, Kristi Vreeman , George Hagen, Dr. Don Hommen, Irv Forster, and Marcia Oltrogge. (Back row, left to right): Joann Hagen, Julie Fischer, Kathleen Davis, Michael Haluska, Carson Eggland, Rev. Jim Dale, Decorah Police Chief Bill Nixon and Lori Egan

Decorah Mayor Don Arendt has signed a proclamation declaring Friday is Gun Violence Awareness Day.

The proclamation noted that each day almost 90 people die of gun violence; over 50 people commit suicide with a gun (22 of those are veterans) and nearly 100 women are killed by a gun by someone she knows.

Local volunteers will gather this Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and noon at Norm Smith Plaza to discuss pros and cons of current gun legislation and to distribute information about keeping children safe from guns.