In 2006, my son shot his stepfather in the head, then shot his mother twice in the heart, then shot himself five days later, placing the barrel of the collapsible AK 47 between his lips after returning to my home where he had grown up. As well as the human deaths and trauma to the community, it cost tax payers of New Mexico enormous sums of money for the manhunt that ensued with SWAT teams, packs of dogs and helicopters after the initial killings took place. America has the highest rate of gun related deaths per capita of any industrialized country in the modern world. The frequency of mass killings in our country has been increasing dramatically, often involving assault weapons. Of the 30,470 firearm-related deaths in the United States in 2010, 19,392 (63.6%) were suicide deaths, and 11,078 (36.4%) homicide deaths. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. 2010)

Allowing dog owners to keep their pet on a chain for life is condoning animal abuse. Time limits, weather condition parameters, and more spacific adequate shelter laws need to be put in place in order to prevent this abuse. Wyoming's abuse laws are lacking and are the worst in the nation. There are several states which already have these laws in place and Wyoming abuse laws need to be updated.

Richard (Smiley) Shute is a special needs adult and has bad separation anxiety when he is away from his mother, who is also handicapped and in a wheelchair. He does not deserve this and his mother doesn't either.

Dear MoveOn.org Supporter: End the Prohibition of medically prescribed marijuana and also the using of marijuana recreationally. The only effect the "War On Drugs' has, as far as pot is concerned, is to keep an increasingly vicious group of drug criminals and their international banking cohorts, also criminals, in ridiculous wealth and power to corrupt the political systems of the world even more every day. People will get pot if they want it, just as they did alcoholic beverages 90 or 100 years ago, and all that money could be accruing to the US Treasury, from taxes and direct sales, where it is obviously direly needed (instead of wasting more money on a futile and humanly destructive additional war). This is the one federal policy area where I can not agree with the rationale of the President, whatever that is, because I have asked President Obama and his staff to let me know what the rationale could possibly be for so regressive a policy) in three letters, over the last six months, and I have had no response from anyone. I am a strong supporter of the President in most other areas, and he did answer me personally when, in previous months, I advocated his landslide reelection publicly. I still hope he will do so on this important issue as well. My personal involvement in this issue involves my father's glaucoma some years ago, I have also suggested, if he is generally against smoking for health reasons, that he allow marijuana consumption in the liquid form known as "cannabinol." Public attitudes are obviously changing, witness the surprising reversals in Colorado and Washington states, where marijuana was decriminalized even for recreational uses, as well as prescribed medical ones. Ask him to explain what he hopes to gain. Terry Alden Cupertino, California January 22, 2013

The only effective solution to gun violence in the United States is a new amendment. Gun control laws have been impotent in curbing the violence for three primary reasons; 1) interpretation of the constitution limits implementation. 2) well intended laws have been subverted by the gun advocates.

Our family members along with our selves in the state of Ohio are now being threatened by the very people we pay to protect and serve us. The legal system of Ohio is being miss-used for the personal agenda's of the law enforcement officers. The protection and the rights of the general population of Ohio should be our top priority and the reinstatement of the State Entrapment Laws will help with this process The reinstatement of the rights of the people of the Stat of Ohio. Where the burden of proof is on the legal system. The police must must read the ares-tee's their rights. Law Enforcement can not entrap the public and they can not perform illegal searches and seizures. The Police and the legal system needs to know they work for the people to protect and serve

Enacting common sense gun laws: banning manufacture and sale of assault weapons for civilian market, high capacity magazines, and supporting the President on his gun control agenda

Millions of innocent Americans are wrongfully incarcerated. Our justice system is broken when innocent men and women have their freedom taken away. Harold Scism of Florida is one of the many Americans who is innocent and incarcerated. He is in the appeal process. There was no evidence, nor DNA evidence, yet an injustice occured as in the cases of millions of other American men and women.

Help pass Rep. Miguel Garcia's HB 77, The Firearm Transfer Act, which prohibits certain persons from owning guns and will require background checks on all firearms sold privately and at gun shows in NM.

My petition is about three prominent issues: Gun Control for each citizen who has possession of any armed weapons (guns or otherwise) in this community (Especially citizens who are violent prone). Secondly an individual charged with cases (They are/have served a sentence) but they did not commit should in some way be compensated and their name publicly and physically (on paper) cleared. The third issue is "The Fair Sentencing Act", in which people of color should have equal consideration as other White counterparts have in these cases. The forth issue is that marijuana should never be legalized in the state of Maryland even for cancer patients because that are less threatening things to use to treat cancer. Finally, those persons involved in re-entering into the community should have the proper mandated training and skills to re enter into the community for lower recidivism rates.

This petition is to have what is and is not considered self defense re-evaluated. My daughter ended up in a fight trying to stop four kids from bullying her. She was assaulted to the point of having several marks left on her face, neck, ears, as well as some of her hair ripped out. But I was told by officers that because she turned around and began yelling at the kids, who were yelling profanity at her and calling her dirty names, that she was considered part of the fight, and if I pressed charges, that charges would be pressed against her as well. One of the kids also video taped some of the fight on their cell phone, but the only thing it showed was my daughter holding the girl down (which she admitted to) trying to keep the girl from hitting her anymore. The child who video taped this was only made to delete the video, throwing it out as what I feel could have been used as evidence.

I lived in ct for years and have friends in newtown. I am horrified that this has hapenned again.