In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, the NRA and other pro-gun advocates have stated that the key to ensuring the safety of our nation's students is to arm teachers and other school staff members. As a teacher myself, this is a fundamentally absurd notion that will only serve to make our children feel less safe.

My daughter is 8 years old. Yes, I want her safe in school. NO I do not believe teachers being armed with guns is the answer. I personally believe every school should have an armed officer and metal detectors. No person(s) should be allowed on premises without being checked. No guns on school property is currently the law. So why not enforce it???

Congress is considering reducing Social Security payments for current and future recipients, many of whom already struggle to make ends meet. We pay into Social Security our entire lives, and the government has no right to take it from us.

There are several inconsistencies in the official report given to the people, we demand an honest and transparent investigation be done. Release the tapes from the school and bring those who actually did the shootings to justice

What we need is a rational solution to gun violence in this country.

I have grandchildren in school. There safety is up-most in my mind. Forbidding guns never gets anywhere due to the 2nd amendment. Maybe private industry could do the job and thus gain some support from Republicans.

On October 30, 2006, a US-controlled drone struck a school in Pakistan and killed 83 people. None of them were militants. Only 3 of them were over the age of 20. The other 80 killed were children. This murder of civilians was barbaric, but it wasn't a one-time occurrence. In the past 8 years, US military drones have targeted Pakistani schools, funerals, religious centers. They have torn families apart. Pakistani civilians live in terror that their community will be destroyed. Their children wake up scared to go to school. Yes, the drone strikes kill militants. But just as often, they miss (or hit) and kill civilians. Shatter homes. Rip apart families and leave mothers crying for children maimed or murdered. And, even though Bush started the practice, over 80% of drone strikes have occurred under Obama. It is time for this violence to stop.We as a nation are better than that, and it is time for us to stand up for our principles. As our president, Obama needs to take a stand. He fought for gun control to end mass shootings. He fought for gay rights and the rights of workers. Now, I am calling on him to end the drone war and stand up for civilian rights.

It's time for Congress to stand up to the National Rifle Association and ban assault weapons. We can not afford to ignore the damage multiple rounds of ammunition inflict upon the innocent.

Green Tree loan servicing seems determined to tarnish hard working peoples credit. If you feel the same sign up and help form a class action group.

This petition is to the Congress to begin the process of repealing the second amendment. The founding father's made a mistake in the language of this amendment that makes it ill suited for our current world and we need to address this clearly now. We cannot allow the rights of gun owners to overwhelm the rights of our children to be safe.

As a parent, as a teacher, and as an American who values our rights, I feel we must protect our most important right: to provide our children with a safe and violence-free life.

We have seen a drastic deterioration of values in America since we allowed corporate prayer to be taken out of our public schools. To make our school systems more safe, we should allow corporate prayers of all faiths to be offered in all public schools and those students who would like to refrain from prayers should be allowed the same freedom.