~UPDATE~ *VICTORY* The CSP Training facility will no longer be considering Sprague!!! No direct access!! Flag lot with right of ways Constant, consistent noise from 4,000+ gun shots daily Devaluation of our properties Disruption of the health and quality of life for neighboring properties Ruining our town's rural appeal Destroying and contaminating a large natural wildlife habitat

Accidental gun deaths and gun suicides are viewed as a crisis by health care professionals, including the Putnam County Suicide Prevention Task Force. More than half of all suicides are committed with a gun, and more than 75% of those guns used to commit suicide come from the homes of the victim, a relative or a friend. If guns are not in use, they should be locked up for safekeeping. This will keep our community members, especially our children, safer. With the U.S. suicide rate at a 30 year high, there is no time to waste!

On April 9, 2016 my husband and I had lunch at Golden Corral and during our meal, I noticed a man sitting at the opposite table in front of us had a gun holstered in his belt. I beckoned for our server and asked him if Golden Corral allows weapons inside their restaurant. He said yes, as long as it's "in the open" but not if "it's concealed." Being that his answer wasn't adequate, my husband asked to speak to the manager. He arrived at our table and I asked him the same question. He affirmed that Golden Corral allows guns inside their restaurant since "Ohio is open carry." I said we wouldn't be back and he said that was fine; in fact, "he felt safe with someone open carrying inside Golden Corral." Guns have their place but not in public restaurants.

We don't want our livelihoods altered by this horrible event. Keep Hampton quiet! Preserve our peace!

As a Louisiana native, I support the Second Amendment. But I also support my communities. If you agree with members of law enforcement, local governments, and tourism experts from around the state that allowing dangerous people to carry loaded, hidden guns with no safety training is not the future Louisiana deserves, please sign on! And if you're from out of state, please leave a comment and let us know how armed, dangerous people would affect your travel plans to our state!

Guns have no business on college campuses except in the hands of trained police officers.

Update: May 4, 2016 Yesterday afternoon, Governor Deal vetoed HB 859! Thanks to all that signed our petition, which was delivered to the Governor on March 24th.

Gun violence kills 90 of us every day. Congress stopped funding research on the causes and effects. Why hide from knowledge?

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, a gunman has critically injured a mother standing in an apartment complex parking lot with her three children; killed a man and his 18-year-old son visiting a car dealership; and killed four women and gravely injured a 14-year-old girl in front of a Cracker Barrel restaurant. We are heartbroken for the victim’s families -- and more convinced than ever that “guns everywhere” is a terrible idea for Michigan. There are efforts in the Michigan State House to expand access to guns and the public spaces where guns can freely circulate. One bad idea is to open the way for people to bring their weapons into schools, colleges and universities, houses of worship, sports arenas, bars and other places where the concealed carrying of guns is currently banned. Another unsafe proposal in the works is to completely do away with permits for gun owners who want to conceal carry – what is known as “permitless carry.” In times like these, we shouldn’t be increasing the areas where people can bring guns; instead we should be increasing community safety. Guns do NOT belong everywhere. Please sign on now!

For the last several months, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA.), House Democrats, former Congressman Jay Dickey (R-AR), and Doctors for America have been working to overturn the ban on government research of gun violence. It is impossible to adequately deal with this epidemic without scientific and objective research into the causes of gun violence, and Congress needs to act. However, the House Republicans have been blocking the Gun Violence Research Act on behalf of the gun lobby. Just yesterday, they prevented House Democrats from even discussing the bill on the House floor. What are the Republicans and the National Rifle Association afraid of learning? Paul Ryan believes that prayer is an adequate response to the 89 people who die from gun violence every day in America. But prayers without action are an affront to God and humanity when offered after the fact for something preventable. #ActionFirstPrayLater

This petition was designed to end school violence and bring awareness to bullying.

We want Kenyon to clearly remain gun-free. We live in an area where many private citizens own guns, and we would like there to be no ambiguity after the passage of this law as to whether those guns are allowed on campus.