We want to leave our kids in a better and more safer environment in this world where teachers will be an icon of sympathy, knowledge, respect, and peace for our children. We have age limits on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages to not be purchased by minors because we believe they are not mature enough to understand their consequences, yet we do not have any restrictions to purchase assault weapons in that manner. It is sad and does not make any sense. Just because a few people speed we cannot disregard speed limits in the streets to allow it. It is not a solution but instead the beginning of another problem. Let's make our voice heard and stand up together for our rights.

No school employee or parent or student should be afraid some maniac will kill them with a machine gun. 15-minute walk-outs and marches are great but this first-ever national moratorium/strike/boycott against unsafe schools is the ONLY way to get a Congress who has been bought by gun manufacturers to pass common sense laws. Shame on Congress and SHAME ON US if we just let more students and school employees die without taking REAL action.

Rep. Duncan should protect society from gun violence. Return or donate NRA money.

We are high school students and we don’t think arming teachers is a practical solution. It doesn’t address the source of the problem, and it wouldn’t make us feel any safer.

The NRA creates content that promotes conspiracy theories and racial violence and has blocked our country's ability to pass gun control policies which the entire country supports. They have a right to free speech, but there is no "right" to be on a streaming service. These mega-powerful CEOs must take a stand against the mega-power of the NRA, for the good of our country. From the New York Times: "With broadcast television-quality production and three dozen original series, NRATV has the ability to reach millions of people through the channels that distribute it like Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. And it has significant resources at its disposal as part of the N.R.A.’s far-reaching “membership support” program. In recent years, that operation alone spent $35.5 million, according to its most recent publicly available tax filing." Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/us/politics/nratv-nra-news-media-operation.html

What started with survivors of the Parkland shooting has grown into a nationwide movement with incredible momentum—but some school districts want to stop it in its tracks and stifle students’ right to protest. A school district superintendent in Needville, Texas told students they would be suspended for three days if they participate in any school walkouts or protests to demand better gun laws. This is simply unacceptable. Students have a right to protest. Threatening young people with a three-day suspension if they vocally, publicly join the fight against gun violence is shameful. Sign now to tell school superintendents across the United States to support students’ rights to protest gun violence.

The Parkland, Florida school shooting was an unspeakable tragedy that killed 17 students & teachers. The kids who survived this massacre are refusing to allow adult cynicism convince them that we will never pass gun safety reform. They are starting to organize politically, so now Republican politicians and NRA apologists want to discredit them. Yes, seriously. How low can they go in attacking survivors? Former Congressman Jack Kingston called them stooges for "left-wing groups who have an agenda," and Donald Trump Jr. has chimed in too. Sign the petition: I support the kids at Parkland, and deplore NRA apologists who attack them.

Considering the most recent instances of gun violence, there needs to be a renewed sense of urgency on an issue concerning safety and security. Guns, concealed and restricted in certain spaces, have no place on college campuses.

Arming underpaid teachers who are untrained for hazardous duty to protect students is just another desperate attempt by the NRA and its paid supporters in positions of power throughout state and federal government to change the subject from our real need for stronger gun laws and responsible restrictions to increase safety across America and especially for our children in schools! What will the NRA use as an excuse when a teacher misfires and kills students or a SWAT team mistakes a teacher with a gun for a shooter? Please make sure every teacher or coach you know has an opportunity to sign this and if possible, include where they teach or coach sports.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they have obtained documents that suggest Russia used the National Rifle Association (NRA) to help President Trump's 2016 campaign. The NRA has too much influence over our elected politicians. Where is all their money coming from? Is Russia a prime contributor and have they infiltrated the NRA? Because the NRA refuses to even discuss common sense gun laws, they are a threat to national security. Our FBI needs to look into the leadership and finances of the NRA. I am a gun owner but I don't believe I need to be a member of an organization like the NRA to be protected by the 2nd amendment. That amendment has been around since the constitution was adopted. I don't buy the scare tactics of the NRA.

Our students have been threatened on more than one occasion and the shooting deaths in our schools nationally are on the rise.

The Parkland Shooting has shocked the United States as a whole. Many students my age were involved. My fellow classmates and I do not feel safe going to school anymore. We need to improve security at schools and change gun laws. People with mental illnesses should not be able to purchase a gun. Schools should consider equipment such as metal detectors.