There are more mass shootings in the U.S. than in any other country in the world. It is reported that U.S. is home to nearly a third of world’s mass shootings.[1] There is a culture of violence in our country and it is resulting in numerous innocent lives lost. As of December 23, 2015 a total of 12,942 people had been killed in the United States in 2015 in a gun homicide, unintentional shooting, or murder/suicide. Mass shootings — as measured by four or more people shot, regardless of total fatalities — have taken place in nearly 100 metro areas over the past 12 months.[2] Mass shootings account for less than 2% of annual gun deaths. However, the recent Orlando attack is being used by islamophobes to misdirect it towards Islam and Muslims because the shooter this time happened to be Muslim. It is important to realize that most mass shooters in the U.S. are non-Muslims. There have been 26 mass shootings since the last deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history in 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech. Only four of these shootings were done by Muslims. Total number of innocent victims killed were 277. Number of victims killed by Muslim mass shooters is 82 and 195 by non-Muslims.[3] The main factor which connects all of these mass shootings is easy access to guns. It is not about religion, rather, gun control. There is strong evidence to indicate that gun control can work, but it needs to be intelligently designed, effectively implemented and responsive to ongoing changes in criminal activity.[4] Canada and Australia both introduced strong gun control laws after mass shooting massacres in their countries which have been successful. It is interesting to note that “Canada’s efforts are rather undermined by the lax gun laws of its neighbor to the south. An overwhelming number of criminal handguns intercepted by the police in Canada are illegally sourced from the US.”[5] In many cases, the weapon of choice for these mass shooters is an assault rifle. It is now time for Congress to ban assault rifles. These instruments of death are available to be purchased on-line, at trade shows, and at gun brokers around our country. We also need to have tougher background checks and close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns without background checks. We must also ban convicted domestic abusers and stalkers from buying guns. Let us disarm the hate and stop the blame game. Please sign this petition and let Congress know that we as Americans demand the following to make America safe for all of us: · Ban assault rifles completely from our society · Make tougher background checks and close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns without background checks · Ban convicted domestic abusers and stalkers from buying guns · Enact other aspects of common sense gun reform [1] http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/health/mass-shootings-in-america-in-charts-and-graphs-trnd/ [2] https://www.thetrace.org/2015/12/gun-violence-stats-2015/ [3] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/mass-shootings-timeline.html [4] https://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-does-gun-control-work-18374 [5] Ibid

I've never been more proud to be a constituent of CT than today, watching my Senators Murphy and Blumenthal live on the Senate floor, filibustering the Senate to take action on common-sense gun safety measures that most Americans support. I live next door to Sandy Hook, CT and am committed to garnering the collective will to empower systemic action in the wake of mass deadly shootings in public sanctuaries that we hope our families, neighbors, and friends could gather and associate freely in civil safety once more.

This filibuster is just getting underway. It is important that the good Senator from Connecticut know of our support and gratitude.

Over a dozen wanted fugitives and even those under domestic violence restraints are allowed to buy guns. Responsible people should be allowed to buy and sell guns, but we need to stop guns from falling into the wrong hands. How do we expect to stop mass shootings when we're practically handing them the guns?

1 hater + 1 military style assault weapon = 49 killed, 53 wounded, infinite heartache. Because he had easy access to a military style assault weapon, a man filled with hate turned a place of celebration and joy for Orlando’s LGBT community into a scene of devastation and loss. This is one of the worst mass shooting in America, with 49 shot dead and 53 wounded, many of them young Latinos just beginning their lives. Such mass shootings have been increasing. We say: Enough. We demand that Congress act to stop the carnage now: Military style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines, which make such shootings possible and so deadly, have no place on our streets. They are made for battlefields, not our schools or our churches or our gathering places. We do not agree that we are powerless to stop these tragedies. We are a caring, can-do nation and it’s time to put aside partisan biases and prioritize our dying young people. We demand that Congress step up to the plate at last and pass an effective ban on civilian use of these weapons. H.R. 4269 was introduced by Rep. David N. Cicilline of Rhode Island and currently has 125 cosponsors.

After the devastating mass shooting in Orlando, citizens across the country are once again demanding that their leaders act decisively. As your constituent and a resident of a state that benefits from gun control laws, I ask that you truly represent Hawaii and our district by co-sponsoring this common sense legislation, which keeps weapons of war out of our communities.

When automobile deaths were on the rise, our government funded research to make cars/driving safer and the number of annual deaths was reduced. The same should hold for guns. The CDC has attempted before to collect data on gun violence, but the US Congress (backed by the NRA) stood in its way. It's time that research was funded, that data collected. I started this petition in hopes of helping to prevent future mass shootings resulting in the loss of innocent American lives.

In 912 days after Sandy Hook, there were 998 mass shootings. Kids are dying. It must stop. Assault weapons are not for personal defense, they are for mass murder or war. The founding fathers had single shot muskets and never imagined individuals armed with assault weapons. Stop mass killings.

To demand elected officials to act and pass stricter gun laws.

We have ALL been affected by this issue and have signed petition after petition asking lawmakers to do something, way too many times for far too many years. Let's start a petition for a National Referendum so the American people can vote Yes or No once and for all on outlawing the sale of Assault Weapons to the public. Thank you.

I am sickened by the constant mass shootings in my beloved country. I am sickened by the NRA and the Congressmen they have bought and paid for.

The tragic mass shooting in Orlando that killed or injured more than 100 people for who they are is the latest in a scourge of gun violence plaguing our country. It doesn't have to be this way. We the undersigned have had #ENOUGH of gun violence at the hands people who have no business owning a gun. We call on Congress to take immediate action to keep guns out of the hands of felons, domestic abusers, terrorists, and dangerously mentally ill people by passing Brady Bill 2.0 - legislation to expand Brady background checks to all gun sales. We've had #ENOUGH of the gun violence that kills 33,000 people killed every year and we've had #ENOUGH of the politicians who enable it.