Gun violence kills 125 people in the U.S. daily and is the leading cause of teen death.

Dallas County residents who want that to change are turning out Friday to support National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Supporters are encouraged to wear orange in honor of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year old Chicago college preparatory student shot and killed in 2013.

She would have celebrated her birthday June 2.

Her friends chose orange because it's the safety color worn by hunters.

Scott Spreier, senior ambassador for the Giffords Gun Owners, a group that seeks seek reduce gun violence, said earlier this week at a Dallas County Commissioners meeting that he believes in owning and using firearms, but also respects life.

"We are all gun owners who support the Second Amendment, but think there needs t

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