The United States is #1 in gun ownership of all industrialized countries. The U.S. far exceeds all of these countries in gun violence and homicide. Statistics show that gun owners are not more secure but actually more likely to die by gunfire. Ask Congress to pass a law banning personal ownership of firearms except for those with a special permit to hunt. Hunters will be allowed to own only weapons designed for hunting.

In an atmosphere of tax cuts and service reductions - fire stations and school being closed - churches remain tax free. While using the same infrastructure that tax paying businesses and taxpayers use - roads, police, firefighters - churches are exempt from paying taxes. Some churches are clearly for profit business that make money off of their members. These "business churches" do not contribute to the economic well being of the community nor help support the infrastructure. This petition seeks to gain support for a constitutional amendment to the Florida constitution requiring any church that makes over a 33% profit above its demonstrated operating costs and charitable work to pay taxes like other businesses pay. This is NOT an anti-religion action - it is a pay your fair share action. Please sign and pass along and look for the FaceBook group - Taxing Florida "Business" Amendment

All of America is anguished by the killing of little school children. We must act now--- before it happens again and again.

Repeal of those provisions of the city charter relating to prohibited at large city council election of mayor, a voting member that diluted African-American voting power on council. It passed the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Mark R. Warner on March 28, 2005, SB1174, which is Chapter 893, and HB2739, which is Chapter 897. See: Collins v. City of Norfolk 883 F.2d 1232: 1989 U.S. App. LEXS 12398, in which the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the District Court by mandate to enjoin at-large elections for City Council and from implantation of a new plan until approved by the Court. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxlNbFmdb4&feature=youtu.be

Gun Security Warning. Maybe even requirement of gun owners to lock and secure their guns, while not is use.

Let's keep guns out of the hands of anyone but licensed owners by promoting secure storage and yearly accountability inspections and background checks.

It's time to collect and destroy all assault weapons and huge ammo clips in our country (except police & military) and close gun show and private sale loopholes.

We are all heart sick over the killing of twenty innocent children and the adults who tried to protect them from harm. If bullets and assault rifles were not so readily available perhaps we could reach the mentally ill and help prevent such violence. The solution has to start somewhere....let is start now with each of us.

The episodes of violence in our community is obvioious. Gun control is not the answer. We need to control the culture of violence in this country. Children do not need to learn that "killing" is a game or a sport. Violent videos, movies and sports need to be controlled....not guns.

our culture of violence which is sweeping across this globe!

Nineteen mass shootings in five years--no action. The typical gun rights advocates respond in the same way--more guns are the answer, any gun control represents a violation of their 2nd amendment rights, do not politicize the tragedy, and then we're stuck again. I propose to change the debate. One's right to own a gun does not supercede other's rights to be protected from gun use and gun violence. Therefore, I propose national "Protection from Gun Violence" be presented throughout the country as a potential Amendment to the Constitution.

We've all heard the National Rifle Association's slogan that "Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People." But after all the mass shootings deaths that America has suffered recently, even the N.R.A. must admit that while guns by themselves don't kill people, guns certainly make it easier for one person to kill an awful lot of other people very quickly. I experienced the helpless terror of someone threatened by a masked gunman with a semiautomatic weapon when one entered my place of employment in fall 2010. Fortunately, that young man chose not to kill anyone but himself, but I don't think that more guns would have helped the situation. If we'd all been armed and had all opened fire on the gunman, we probably would have just wounded or killed each other accidentally.