Given how many innocent people are massacred each year by assault weapons, the only legitimate use of which is to easily kill numerous people easily and efficiently, congress should not only ban the sale of these military weapons but they should also buy up as many as possible tat are already in circulation.

My husband who is a disabled, retired U.S. Marine was wrongfully accused of stealing from a Walmart in our hometown of Conroe. He was hit in the back of the head with a metal object and wrongfully arrested.

A strong solution to the growing concern of our children's safety would be to hire retired police officers and retired and honorably discharged veterans with a sound mind would be a great way to safeguard our schools.

I'm horrified as an ordained minister and psychotherapist at Westboro Baptists policy of intolerance toward the GLBT community. Their web site and their protests at funerals are unbelievably hurtful. That they are threatening to show up at the funerals of the children killed in the Connecticut massacre is one more episode of domestic terrorism and should not happen. They are no longer a church, they are spreading terror and should no longer be tax exempt.

MOTHERS, PARENTS AND CITIZENS UNITE TO BAN ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS IN THE US. THERE IS NO REASON A PRIVATE CITIZEN OF THE US NEEDS TO OWN AN ASSAULT WEAPON. PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO BAN ALL SALES AND POSSESSION OF ASSAULT WEAPONS FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. IT'S TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GUN REQUIRED FOR LEGAL HUNTING AND A GUN WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO BRING MAXIMUM HARM TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LIVES.

Now is the time for commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence.

Liability Insurance and learners permits for all guns.

The latest massacre highlights how easy it is for a disturbed individual to get guns and bullets and kill lots of people quickly, and how poorly weapons are kept track of. When I was in the U. S. Marine Corps, my rifle was in the Armory most of the time, and the Armorer kept track of all the weapons and ammunition held by the unit; this is keeping with the Second Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, which requires a militia to be well-regulated. There is no such accounting for weapons held by civilians. Now, as an under-employed veteran, it occurs to me that we could use gun control to create jobs, since the creation of this database would be a monumental undertaking.

This petition is about holding our legislators accountable for the safety of their constituents in protecting them from gun violence and death. Currently, the NRA and other gun lobby groups are contributing to our elected officials, despite the fact that most people disagree with this condition. In light of the most recent shooting spree in Newtown, CT, we see this as a most pressing issue. We demand our legislators refuse to accept campaign funds from the gun lobbies, and especially, the NRA.

We cannot allow the slaughter of innocent lives any longer. There must be tighter gun control at the federal level. We do not need to have assault weapons and arsenals of ammunition so easily available.

Enact Universal background checks on all gun sales

ALLOWING THE PRIVATE PURCHASE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS INTENDED FOR USE ONLY BY THE ARMED FORCES AND POLICE PRESENTS A MAJOR DANGER TO ALL AMERICANS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. THE SANDY HOOK MURDERS ARE THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE DEADLY WEAPONS. WE NEED YOU TO ACT NOW!