As students of Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, Co.), it is our unalienable right to stay safe as U.S. citizens. By passively allowing citizens to obtain guns through less than adequate background checks and lenient mental health screenings, the U.S. government in impeding on our rights by allowing our safety to be risked every day at school. In order to maintain a representative democracy, the intention of our founding fathers, you need to hear the cries of U.S. citizens across the nation and create a country that is not willing to protect gun rights over human lives.

Anita Britt is a member of the South Florida community and serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens. She is an alumna of Penn State University. She joined the American Outdoor Brands board on February 6, 2018, just eight days before the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. Ms. Britt, we know this is not what you signed up for! As members of these communities, and the greater public, we urge you to end your association with a company that profits from making and selling the AR-15 style rifles used in numerous school shootings and mass shootings across America!

I haven't been personally affected, but we never know if we could be next. That is what is scary about this whole thing.

We are NC parents, educators, and concerned citizens who are against arming teachers as a solution to gun violence in schools. Our NC teachers need adequate resources to help them educate and nurture students, not guns that turn their roles into that of armed guards. This is an unacceptable proposal that places children at further risk, and therefore we call on our legislature to reject any proposal to arm teachers.

The recent mass shooting and murders at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas high school will not be tolerated by the students of this country. We demand an end to this violence and insist of measures to prevent future tragedy through changing some of the laws regarding guns, improving campus security, and increasing mental health screening and treatment.

In less than a year there has been 18 school shootings. It has to STOP! We don't want the number to rise or be in fear when we go to school.

Gun control is debated on so many levels - ask the American people their opinions without the interference of state and local governments. Gun control crosses party lines, age, demographics, locations - and the people of the country need to make their beliefs heard -- ask the same questions on each ballot regarding automatic/semi-automatic weapons, mental health criteria, violent/ criminal behavior and individual rights on each state ballot - tally the results and then Congress needs to act based on the majority vote!

I am affected because I am a citizen of these United States, as is most everyone here...and even if one is not a citizen, we all have a right to feel as safe as possible in our communities, beginning with our schools, malls, music venues, theaters and, for that matter, sidewalks, wherever we live. Human death by guns is at an all-time high...in numbers of deaths and incidents. I believe a roll call of all states be made regarding what, if any, laws are on the books regulating gun sales. We can't start in the Middle of this Problem...we Must Begin at the Beginning. I urge everyone to consider signing this petition to become a TEAM FOR CHANGE.

This will be a peaceful protest, and will hopefully emphasize the importance of safety in schools. Something needs to be done. We cannot keep going on this way.

We have been misled about the meaning of the right to bear arms. We have been bullied by the gun lobby. We have worked unsuccessfully for minor changes in gun laws. It is time to say Enough.

Please sign this petition now so a representative may share it with the Trustees at tonight's Village board meeting. This will help show the Village that we are united in protecting our children from gun violence. Please ask your local friends and family to sign the petition as well.

Greg Gluchowski is a member of the Cincinnati business community, CEO of The Hillman Group, and board member of Milacron Corp (NYSE: MCRN). His company volunteers in Mt. Healthy City Schools. He is an alum of Purdue University and IPFW. As members of these communities, and the greater public, we urge Greg to end his association with a company that profits from making and selling the AR-15 style rifles used in countless mass shootings across America!