• Senate Democrats: Stop choosing the NRA over the lives of children
    Almost six years ago, my daughter Emily was in French class at Virginia Tech when a gunman opened fire, killing her teacher and 11 of her friends and classmates. Emily was shot twice in the back of the head, but survived. Last December, after a gunman shot and killed 26 children and faculty members at Sandy Hook Elementary School, politician after politician promised this time would be different and we'd actually pass meaningful legislation to help stop these senseless acts. But now all that's in danger of slipping away--because a group of Senate Democrats are possibly wavering in support of common sense measures like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Enough! How many more mothers must suffer what I went through and the paralyzing grief the mothers in Newtown and across our country continue to suffer every day?
    42,475 of 45,000 Signatures
    Created by Lori Haas, The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
  • Listen To The People: Support Reasonable Gun Legislation
    The pace of gun violence that continues in the U.S. is tragic and disgraceful. The dead, wounded, and grieving deserve action, not political posturing. Universal background checks and regulating the size of gun magazines are reasonable, constitutional measures that a large majority of voters support.
    5 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Paul Stempko
  • Tell Sacramento: Pass the LIFE Act and make California the Leader in Gun Safety
    Did you know more than 20,000 Californians illegally possess more than 40,000 guns? And convicted felons can buy massive quantities of ammunition, no questions asked. California's gun laws are better than federal laws, but gun manufacturers exploit loopholes and law enforcement is under-resourced, leading to the murder of three Californians every day due to firearms.The LIFE Act stands for "Lifesaving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement." It's a package of eight bills under consideration in Sacramento.
    81 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Adam Bink
  • Governor Shumlin: Support Sensible Gun Laws in Vermont
    Now that the federal government has failed to pass basic, common sense gun laws, it is up to the states to act. Governor Shumlin has said that Vermont's laws are adequate, but Vermont actually has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. We are currently lacking some of the most basic gun regulations, and the safety of Vermonters is at stake. - Vermont has the highest rate of gun deaths in New England – mostly by suicide. - Vermont has the 12th highest suicide rate in the country and the highest the northeastern U.S., the majority of which are carried out with a gun. - Vermont, despite its small size, is 16th in the nation in exporting guns later found in crimes throughout the country, and has the highest rate of exported guns per capita in the northeast. - Vermont does not require gun owners to make guns inaccessible to children, despite the clear correlation between accidental shootings and unsecured guns. - Over past 10 years, 50% of Vermont’s homicides have been domestic violence-related. In states that require a background check for privates sales of handguns, 38% fewer women are shot to death by their intimate partners. Vermont has lots of responsible gun owners, but as our laws stand now, there is hardly anything keeping an irresponsible person from acquiring a firearm and harming themselves and/or others. If the governor truly believes in a 50-state solution, he should help put Vermont on the map as yet another state willing to prioritize its citizens' safety ahead of the gun lobby's agenda. More statistics and our sources can be found at: www.GunSenseVT.org. To join the GunSenseVT e-mail list and be part of growing coalition of Vermonters in support of sensible gun laws, e-mail [email protected] with your NAME and TOWN.
    962 of 1,000 Signatures
    Created by Ann Braden
  • Support the Putnam County Legislature Against the NY SAFE Act
    The New York SAFE Act is a draconian gun control package that was passed without public debate or input. It infringes the Constitutionally protected rights of law-abiding citizens, interferes with commerce, deprives people of their right to use and transfer personal property, and creates unfunded mandates on taxpayers--all without preventing violent crimes or reducing their severity. The Putnam County Legislature rightly enacted a resolution opposing the NY SAFE Act, which resolution we now support with this petition.
    15 of 100 Signatures
    Created by R. Firriolo
  • Hawaii: Enforcing Strict Gun Laws
    My petition is about having citizens in our state to take part in enforcing strict gun laws in Hawaii. Yes I have, my friend's mother has been shot by a mentally ill person.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Helen Le
  • Join Tucson Community Against Gun Violence
    I started an anti gun-violence group here in our beloved, beautiful Tucson!
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Colleen
  • Save Us From the Guns
    The governing authority of the city of Nelson, GA has passed an ordinance that would require that all household have a gun on the premises.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Terry Johnson
  • Wal-Mart: Don't sell assault weapons or high-capacity magazines!
    We, the Wal-Mart customers, are asking and requesting that all Wal-Mart stores, supercenters, and businesses no longer carry, stock, or sell any assault guns firearms or any bullets magazine clips that will hold and fire over 20-bullets and rounds.
    110 of 200 Signatures
    Created by RANDY PRITCHETT
  • Rep. Tim Walz: Stop Opposing Gun Control
    I was one of Rep. Tim Walz's earliest supporters. So was MoveOn. Now I read with horror that he is one of the minority of Democratic members of Congress who are OPPOSING gun control. Having witnessed the bravery of the teachers who died at Sandy Hook trying to save their kids, it is incredible to me that a former teacher like Tim would oppose commonsense gun safety measures.
    243 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Marsha Taubenhaus
  • Lost friends to guns? Demand reform.
    I lost two friends to gun violence. I want stricter gun laws. If all those who lost a loved one to gun violence sign this petition for stricter gun laws it will show that gun violence affects far more people than the immediate families of the victims. Today some 30 Americans are likely to die from firearms, including 17 children and youth under age 24. Since 1980 over 1 million Americans have lost their lives to gun violence. That translates into many millions of survivors and friends and families of those victims. If you are one of those survivors, please sign the petition and share with friends.
    65 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Peggy Wireman
  • Get Guns Off The Streets!!
    I live in the Chicago area and i have seen the affects that gun violence has on our city and I have an idea that will help remove these weapons off the streets and give our prison system some relief. This idea gets the guns out of the hands of the individuals that are more likely to use them in a crime!
    22 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Jeanine Banner