The congress and the Senate should be working on the Firearms Legislation. Firearms are only for killing people. No citizen should have the right to kill people. Only the police should be allowed to be armed. If NO ONE is allowed to carry guns, there is NO reason to carry one ourselves.

It is too easy to possess a firearm in this country which is evidenced by the daily gun violence. A firearm is not a toy; it is a deadly weapon and it's sole purpose is to harm and or kill. People argue that cars kill people well then let's have the same requirements to own a gun.

Gun violence kills lots of Oregonians every year. In a few days, the Oregon State Legislature is holding a vote on four bills to reduce gun violence. The Oregon Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence's top priority is to get these bills passed, and we want Senator Thomsen to vote for them.

The founding fathers created an amendment that allows us to bear arms. This amendment was created when single shot pistols and muskets were the prevalent firearm. It's funny how politicians choose to select what rights to pick and bring into the 21st century and which to leave in the 18th century. The right to bear arms was never intended to include assault rifles. We need to speak up and ban these firearms!

I am frustrated with the no action on guns so maybe a different approach will work.

Jeff Flake voted against the Gun Control measure though the majority of the people in this country want us to pass such legislation and go further in preventing gun violence in the streets. By voting "No" he is bending to whim of special interest groups and not to the will of the people. You have to ask yourself how many does the NRA have in their pockets and those are the representatives we have to root out and send home pakcing.

The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass legislation that would have closed most of the loopholes in the present background check system. It appears that many senators were pressured to vote negatively by the gun lobby and other organizations. Considering the outrage expressed by the American people, who are overwhelming in favor of this legislation, we want new universal background legislation to be considered as soon as possible.

Yesterday we and watched in dismay as our Senate voted against sensible gun control measures that the vast majority of the people in this country want and reasonably expected to pass. If you feel fed up with the gun lobby as well as the stranglehold the NRA seems to have on the Republican Party, please sign this petition calling for publication of all Senators who voted against gun control as well as the amount of campaign contributions taken from the gun lobby.

It is obvious that in spite of the will of 92% of the people, including 78% of gun owners, Congress will not find the courage to approve background checks for gun buyers soon enough. The President, however, has the power to issue executive orders, and should at least consider doing so on bahalf of the vast majority of We, the People.

The American people were told that the Manchin Amendment was a blatant violation of the Second Amendment without a specific explanation as to how. The American people were told that the Manchin Amendment would create a gun registry when it specifically received votes from Senators with great NRA ratings because it would prohibit creation of a gun registry. What were those who voted down the Manchin Amendment really thinking by voting no?

Bob Davis, a radio host on Twin Cities News Talk AM 1130 in Minneapolis, a Clear Channel station, said that he'd like to tell the parents of Sandy Hook victims to "go to hell" for infringing on his Second Amendment rights. Davis said, "I'm sick and tired of seeing these victims trotted out, given rides on Air Force One, hauled into the Senate well, and everyone is just afraid -- they're terrified of these victims. ... I would stand in front of them and tell them, 'Go to hell.'" He also stated, "I'm sorry that you suffered a tragedy, but you know what? Deal with it, and don't force me to lose my liberty, which is a greater tragedy than your loss."* To compare one's political views to the brutal and violent loss of a child is disrepectful and inhuman. This hate-filled talk is unimaginably painful for victims' families. Enough is enough: we have to start standing up against hate speech perpetrated by radio hosts and return to a landscape of decent speech and behavior toward our fellow Americans. Sensationalism, while it sells lots of advertisements, appeals to our worst selves and has no place in a time when deep divisions in our country require us to find common ground. (*as reported by Cavan Sieczkowski for the Huffington Post; April 18, 2013)

Thank you pointless, ineffective Congress. You can't even pass background checks on gun ownership? Well okay then. The 90% of us that want it now have a plan. We, the undersigned, want background checks, we want assault weapons banned and we want Walmart, the largest seller of guns in the country, to help us make it happen. Cause if you don't - we won't be shopping at Walmart anymore. So give you a taste of what we, the majority mean, we will be boycotting Walmart this Saturday, April 20th. Go to Target, go to Kmart, to Costco, to Publix, to anywhere else for just this one day. Get a taste of who Walmart's actual client base is....Walmart can help us fix the gun issue in this country - or we will shop elsewhere....