BAY CITY, MI -- Bay City is officially honoring June 2, 2016, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Bay City Mayor Kathleen Newsham made a proclamation at a City Commission meeting Monday, May 16, calling for gun owners to be extra careful with their firearms, especially around children.

About a half-dozen supporters of the proclamation, including Bay City resident Jane Harris, who called for the mayor to make a proclamation earlier this month, wore orange to the meeting. The color represents the "Wear Orange" campaign, which advocates for the gun violence awareness day.

The video above shows Newsham making the proclamation, which can be read in full, here.