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The Wear Orange Weekend event was organized by the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action and the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.
Moms Demand Action is still hopeful gun safety bills will make it to the House and Senate floors for votes this session.
The Highland Park Strong Half Marathon honored victims of last summer's parade shooting.
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National Gun Violence Awareness Day took place on Friday, June 2, which also marked the start of Wear Orange Weekend.
The United States is close to seeing 18,000 gun violence deaths so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.