On one Friday night in the United States more people are killed by firearms than are killed in a whole year in Japan where guns in the general public are illegal. It is time to catch up with the more modern countries of the world by passing a Constitutional Amendment that would ban firearms in the general public. Law enforcement officers, guards and people serving in the military would be exempt. Let's find out where America really stands on this issue.

A very dear friend of mine Jillian Holder was charged and convicted with complicity of murder and complicity to attempted murder in 2001. She was sentenced under the Ohio Revised Code 2923.03 (sub section (F) that states, “Whoever violates this section is guilty of complicity in the commission of an offense, and shall be prosecuted and punished as if he were a principal offender. A charge of complicity may be stated in terms of this section or in terms of the principal offense”. Though she did not murder no one or attempt to murder anyone she was given a punishment just as sever. This is not a question of punishment but one of what is the right punishment. Laws are made to protect us and a fare sentence of punishment should be a priority.

Dionte has been in Dallas County-Lew Sterett for 4 1/2 years and he is still there awaiting a retrial; Dionte was sentenced to Life in Prison and he is being wrongful accussed and with a continued bond over a million dollars;

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We've all watched the ongoing failure to legislate gun control in our Country. It hasn't been accomplished, and I doubt it ever will be. We've watched helplessly as thousands of people have been killed every year. There is, however a way that can eventually have a powerful negitive effect on gun ownership and a positive effect on communities without banning any type of weapon.

In April 2011, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin introduced legislation to criminalize the purchase of counterfeit trademark goods. This bill will make it a class A misdemeanor to purchase counterfeit goods, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to a year in jail for repeat offenders. For years, the neighborhoods of lower Manhattan - especially Chinatown, SoHo, and Tribeca - have been inundated by vendors selling illegal trademark counterfeit goods. This trade has greatly impacted the quality of life in our community. Counterfeit vendors clog our sidewalks and streets; intimidate and harass local residents; destroy private property; and create a negative image of our neighorhood. This legislation would give the NYPD the power to issue a summons to individuals who are caught buying goods which they should know are counterfeit based on the cost or quality of the good, or the conditions and location of the seller or sale. While it is currently illegal to sell counterfeit trademark goods in New York City, it is not illegal to purchase them. Our laws are incomplete as long as they focus on the supply, but not the demand. The illegal counterfeit good trade costs New York City an estimated $1 billion in tax revenue each year. At a time when our city's services are being slashed, it is irresponsible for our city to forgo such much-needed revenue.

The violence and death caused by lack of regulations on firearms has to be stopped. The leadership of the Massachusetts government should take the lead in championing change starting locally, but driving change at a national level.

It is time we demand our elected officials do something significant about gun violence to keep our communities, families and children safe. After the horror of Newtown, we need comprehensive, common sense legislative action.

People are dying in the subways, and what does the MTA do? Remove service booths and agents from the stations. Since the removal of the service booths and agents, crime, particularly vandalism, has been on the rise within the stops, according to DNAinfo.com. More importantly, these stops are overcrowded and, as a result, people have tripped or been pushed onto the tracks. Without service agents to alert oncoming trains, people have been tragically hit and killed; 55 deaths on New York City subway tracks last year.

Just like many of us, I was deeply affected by the tragedy in Newtown, CT. After Governor Cuomo passed the NY SAFE act, I was incredibly proud to be a resident of NY state. However, recently, I was troubled to learn that our Putnam County Legislators do NOT support the NY SAFE act. Please join me in letting them know how we feel.

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Children need to be protected from rapid fire weapons and irresponsible gun owners who leave their weapons out in the open for a child to play with and sadly in many cases leads to death.