My petition is not to take away the 2nd amendment but to do a background check on everybody who own guns yearly. A lot of things can happen to a person in a year. A yearly background check can help keep guns outta the hands of the wrong people. And it would help if they have a mentally unstable family member in the house hold that could cause a screen like the shooting in the elementary school that just recently happened. Please sign my petition. Like I said its not to take away the 2nd amendment but to help control the gun control.

Another senseless tragedy occurred yesterday because people are allowed to buy semi-automatic weapons with multiple rounds. I'm not saying people shouldn't have shotguns and rifles for hunting, but the death toll in these tragedies wouldn't be so high if we stop the sell of these weapons capable of killing so many so fast.

Acknowledging that all previous responses to school shootings have been miserable failures, we ask Congress and the President to take a new approach.

I want this to happen because guns are always going to be dangerous, so I want to keep them as safe as possible. I am doing this because On the Day ofFriday, December 14th, 2012, a crazed man for no reason whatsoever killed 20 Elementary students and a few teachers. Again, he did this for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON!

My son Felipe attends Bronx High School of Science. Our children are innocent and they need to be protected. Gun Control Now!!

Evil exist in the world laws will not stop it

I am heartbroken by the violent loss of life in Connecticut. And like so many other people, I want to help the families and communities that are hurting directly and hurting most. But it's not enough to help out after the fact. We don't just need response; we need prevention.

Tragedies have occurred across America as the result of the ease of access to purchase guns and assault rifles. Innocent lives have been lost, families have been shattered, hearts have been broken throughout our country. Since the tragedy at Columbine rocked the nation, countless tragedies have followed with no action from lawmakers. Since the 1999 tragedy in Columbine, there have been countless mass murders due to the ease of access to guns, among other socioeconomic issues. http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/12/14/1337221/a-timeline-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us-since-columbine/?mobile=nc Please sign this petition. I hope we can stand together and inform our lawmakers that we demand a change in order to save lives. No parent should be afraid to send their child to school.

To President Obama, who has run his last election and has no excuse for not doing the right thing, and to every U.S. Senator and Congressperson who lacks the courage to stand up to the NRA: It's not just the mass murders the occur with disturbing frequency. It's the unending day-to-day shootings that blight every city. The time for tolerating your inaction is over.

Not, but many children died from gun shots.

I expect the Congress and the President to address the carnage that happened in Newtown, Connecticut before we face another massacre!

Americans are affected by an unprecedented amount of lethal gun violence. We want our safety with reasonable gun control.