The American people overwhelmingly want sensible gun legislation,but our legislators are fearful of the NRA and refuse to act.

Enough gun violence

I believe the government needs to change the current gun laws we have to be stricter. I do not believe all the mass killings are worth the rights. If we have a chance to save lives we should go for it.

When my friend and staffer, Gabe Zimmerman, saw me shot in the head and laying on the ground, he ran towards me. Towards the gunfire. And then the gunman shot him, and then Gabe died. That is courage. And it's a quality that was sorely lacking on the floor of the Senate last week when forty-five senators stood with the gun lobby to vote against expanding background checks -- to vote against saving lives. If you're still angry about the Senate's filibuster of expanded background checks, you are not alone. But it's up to us to do something about it, because if we don't act, no one will. That's why I'm asking you to join me in supporting candidates who back commonsense legislation to reduce gun violence and protect gun rights, and withholding your support from those who don't. Will you add your voice to mine and make the pledge to become a gun violence voter in 2014?

Voters are not represented by their elected officials as long as the NRA buys their votes. The American people should be able to raise money to outbid the lobbyists, since just voting is not enough to influence their elected officials.

The country is outraged that the reaction of our senate to the tragedy at Sandy Hook was to DO NOTHING. Senator Baucus voted against expanding background checks. He owes the victims of gun violence.

Last week's failure to enact meaningful gun measures exposed a basic problem with American democracy today - the legal right of arms manufacturers to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections.

This petition is to let the law makers know that we do not want anymore gun laws that infringe on our rights.

My petition is about raising taxes on gun purchases at retail and guns sold at gun shows. A "Weapon Tax" should be place on all guns and have some of the money go to a fund for victims and/or their families affected by the used of a weapon. My Father was shot and killed. Leaving my Mother to raise three girls and pregnant with my father's only son that He didn't get to see.My brother to this day has remorse that He never met his Father.

State Sen. Donne Trotter has shown he does not have the judgment and mental acuity to safely carry a firearm in public. Furthermore, it's highly dubious that an elderly state senator is working part-time in private security. His official profession is "health administrator", not security guard.

The NRA and their allies in Congress are pushing to put more guns in our schools, from police to guards — and in some proposals even classroom teachers! Armed guards haven't been proven to stop mass shooting tragedies, but adding armed police to schools has been shown to make our classrooms and hallways feel less safe, and push even more students down the school-to-prison pipeline. Our schools — especially in low-income neighborhoods — need more funds, not more guns. Tell your Congressperson and Senators that if they care about kids, they will reject guns in schools and fight for more and equitable funding instead!

We must not forget Newtown. Sandy Hook could have been my daughter's school. Members of Congress who vote with the NRA must be voted out.