The fatal shooting of high school student Diren Dede has raised an international outcry. Montanans must join in the outrage. Homeowners cannot be given immunity for shooting an alleged intruder. This young man's death demands that we revise state gun laws so that this never happens again.

A man carrying a gun stalked a children’s baseball game in Forsyth County, Georgia this week. Over twenty 911 calls were made, mostly by parents fearing for the safety of their children. But the sheriff said they could do nothing, and the man knew that too. Georgia just passed HB 60—the “Guns Everywhere Bill”—which allows owners to carry their guns in public places like restaurants, churches, bars, schools, libraries, youth centers and sports arenas. The police weren’t even allowed to stop him just to ask if he had a license. Sign the petition: Denounce the NRA, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and the Georgia state legislature for making it legal to stalk a children's baseball game with a gun.

PEOPLE NEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES!.. I don't care if it is a right to carry guns.. IF THERE ARE GUNS AROUND..MY FAMILY AND I WILL N O T! BE THERE! nor will sane friends and family either.

We are having neighbors shoot their guns while kids are playng outside and walking home from getting off of school bus.

I am appalled by the increasing epidemic of gun violence in this country. According to the New York Times, 70 laws to loosen gun restriction have been passed since the shooting the Sandy Hook school shooting. I am hoping that this petition can garner enough signatures to stop the Georgia gun law from passage.

President Obama has nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General, but the NRA has declared war on him—even though the Surgeon General has nothing to do with gun control. The NRA is threatening senators who have tough re-election battles in November, and it is working. Ten Democrats have refused to support Murthy, and one plans to vote “no.” Sign the petition to Senate Democrats: Don’t cave to the NRA, and give Dr. Vivek Murthy a fair vote on issues that matter to the Surgeon General.

According to Attorney General MacDaniel, the law does NOT permit the open carry of handguns. We agree. Please urge local law enforcement to enforce this law just as they would any other. Just say "No'"to open carry in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Many of us who live in the coastal resort areas of South Carolina, like Hilton Head, and Charleston, rely on out-of-state tourism revenues. We feel that allowing concealed firearms into places that serve alcohol is a recipe for tragedy. We also believe that posting "no guns allowed" signs in restaurant windows sends the wrong message to visitors, and will have a negative impact overall.

It is entirely lawful, defensible and a matter of commonsense for states to take action to control the use of deadly weapons to ensure the safety and the well-being of their constituents. To withdraw the right of the people to debate and decide these issues amongst themselves is a violation of democracy and quite possibly a threat to the continued safety of our schools and neighborhoods. Stand-your-ground laws increase the incentive for aggressive and sometimes racist vigilantes to unnecessarily provoke violent incidents that lead to gun deaths, trusting that they can avoid accountability for their actions by pleading self-defense.

Too many innocent people are the targets of irrational fears, such as Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride and Jordan Davis were. Ohio's HB 203 will allow the use of deadly force in more circumstances which may lead to more innocents dying for no cause. Ohio Law already allows people to defend themselves and their property. We should not give license to more people to used deadly force without real threat of harm or provocation.

To me this is simply common sense. How can anyone find fault with a bill that would restrict a person CONVICTED of the crimes outlined in the bill from possessing, transporting, or carrying a firearm for 5 years. Unless of course that legislator (those legislators) are owned by the NRA.

It's time that legislators listen to the will of the people who elected them. Passing a background check bill is something that people have demanded, yet with no action from our senators and assemblymen. We must do something to prevent and reduce gun deaths in our State!