Robert Schiavelli of Long Island NY has been fined and faces jail time of up to 15 days for laughing on his own property. Basically a dispute between him and a neighbor who doesn't like him, Mr Schiavelli has been the victim of frequent calls to police by this neighbor, who uses the nuisance calls to harass him.

8,000 + Americans died from gun homicides in 2011

Most of Connecticut was devastated by devastating events in Sandy Hook and Newtown, CT, but are we making decisions out of devastation or procrastination?

We have a friend who has lost a loved one in a gun rampage in Minneapolis. Residents of our state were murdered in a gun rampage several years ago. But more Minnesotans die each year from accidental shootings. And more Minnesotans are victimized by gun owners who shouldn't have them but were able to buy them without being subjected to any scrutiny. This unnecessary violence must end.

Marijuana legalization will generate revenue and take money out o the hands of criminals.

A growing number of police departments state they do not have the funding to protect their K-9 officers with bullet/knife proof vests... It is vital for these working dogs to be offered the same protection as any officer of the law... There are non-profit organizations who are willing to do what the Police Departments do not... Considering purchasing and training a K-9 officer costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, a vest will cost each unit approximately 1500.00... This is a very little sum considering all of the lives saved by each and every K-9 officer...

Tanya McDowell was convicted of fraud and felony for enrolling her homeless child in a Norwalk school. Brookside Elementary. She used her babysitters address because she had no address and was trying to continue his education. Instead of giving her the assistance she needed they imprisoned her, took away her babysitters low income housing, and thrust her child into the child welfare system to fend for himself,

In the interest of public safety, our mission is to renew the ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and require universal background checks.PLEASE SUPPORT THE HOUSE VERSION OF THE FEINSTEIN BILL

CRIMINALIZING HEMP WAS ITSELF A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY. IT IS THE MOST USEFUL PLANT KNOWN TO MAN. CORRECTING THIS HISTORICAL INJUSTICE IS LO;NG OVERDUE. LEGAL HEMP IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND A BENEFIT TO MANKIND.

I suffer from severe osteo arthritis and bulging discs in my lower spine.I have been prescribed Percocet for my pain. I worry about using a narcotic so do not take them as often as I need them. One of the side affects besides addiction is constipation, an ongoing problem for me. I had the opportunity to try a small amount of medical marijuana last year from someone with my same issues who was visiting from another state where it is legal. For the first time in 3 years the pain was tolerable but more importantly I was able to sleep through the night and wake up not feeling a drug hangover. If medical marijuana is legalized in Maryland I will no longer have to suffer with dibilitating pain and sleepless nights. Imagine what it could do for someone with worse issues than mine. Please Gov. O'Malley, rethink your concerns about this issue.

This petition is in direct response to recent bills introduced in the North Carolina House and Senate just in the first two months of 2013 to bring unnecessary gun protection measures into our public and private schools.

I have career oriented/professional friends in their mid-50s to early 60s who have been underemployed/unemployed for several years or more. They are depleting their 401ks, unable to pay into their social security, do not have health care, and probably limited retirement. They will be unable to help their children, extended family, or themselves due to lack of income. A lack of jobs/income hurts everyone in the community. The Republican Congress ran on jobs and growing the economy. However, they have not created one job. Rather than create jobs, they cut jobs. The Republican Congress hurts the American people by constantly attacking, fighting, and disparaging President Obama because he is African American. The Republican Congress want to tarnish President Obama's legacy at the expense of the American people. They fight him on everything to the point of not accomplishing anything. Their behavior is grossly wrong, criminal, and treasonous.