I started this petition because I don't believe in any form of bigotry whether it's racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, speciesism, and so on. I don't think any species of animal should be pigeon-holed. It is up to us to fight for this cause and I might as well be an activist and help Montreal fight this egregious law.

998 mass shootings of at least four people in each incident have occurred in the United States since the massacre of children in Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, 2012. (Source: The Nation magazine, 6/16/2016.) Remember these mass murders? — Orlando, June, 2016: 49 people gunned down in cold blood San Bernadino, December, 2015: 14 people gunned down in cold blood Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, June, 2015: 9 people gunned down in cold blood Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT, 2012: 26 people, 20 of them young children, gunned down in cold blood Remember them? How can we forget them! The common denominator in every single one of these incidents—as well as in the more than 10,000 homicide gun deaths that take place in the United States each year—is guns. We can’t count on the U.S. Congress to take effective action to reduce gun violence. The last time they passed any significant law to reduce gun violence was in 1994–over twenty years ago. That law expired in 2004 and Congress has refused to renew it. Each one of the proposed laws being considered by the California legislature right now is one step toward reducing gun violence in California. Sign the petition to urge our legislators to pass these laws, and to urge Governor Brown to sign them into law.

Democracy is utterly meaningless if our votes cannot be verified. When we cannot trust the accuracy and fairness of the electoral process, we lose all trust that our votes are going to make a difference, and will we either become apathetic or we revolt. Our national leaders must act NOW to protect what is left of our faith in democracy. They must ensure that the 2016 general election in November is fair and verifiable across the entire nation.

We HAVE to stop gun violence in the United States. If our legislators won't pass reasonable gun control laws then we need NEW Legislators who will. Check the NRA contribution list at: http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000082&cycle=2014

Our nation has been personally affected by this rule. It should be considered a breach of the people's will. Let me go on! The duly elected President of United States times two, possibly due to his race, has been obstructed at every turn. "The party of the Constitution," as they like to think of themselves, also known as the Republican Party, are really the party of "we don't care who you voted for go to hell, American electorate." Here is what could change: 1. Gun legislation 2. Responsibility for all wars and involvement in wars worldwide. Take responsibility for the Americans send to war and have killed without responsibility. 3. Immigration policy 4. Equal pay for equal work 5. Legislation for eliminating money from politics or the type of spending the way it is today. 6. Infrastructure program 7. Jobs program Et cetera Etc. etc.!!!! David B. Kline

I just read the statement from moveon.org congratulating Hillary Clinton but actually being nicer to Senator Sanders. Hillary Clinton won the primaries and should be treated with the respect she deserves. Do your job move on.

Anyone can vote for who they like, but they need to be told the truth in order to make choices based on fact. We need a fair playing field to challenge these people. Since we have an election year, we have a local guy that will do anything to promote the Republican agenda. I have called many times to challenge him on things he says that or half truths or total lies. If anyone calls and says. for example, "Trump is scary or racist," he will spend at least 5 minutes trying to explain how that's not true. They have him on 3 times a day. There were a couple of last straws for me. The first" a woman called in and said she no longer watches the news, just him. He was pleased with that and encouraged it. The second time was when a woman called in and said that the president was Muslim and his daughters were adopted because Michelle was a transvestite. This woman honestly believed that(no joke). He shouldn't have even played the call but he did. This woman was serious and he said nothing to correct her. I think it is despicable to purposely mislead people so you can sway them to your agenda. This is not fair or balanced. It's propaganda.

Recent events show that increased measures are necessary to combat radical acts of terror. We need to do more about this misguided hatred.

Following the horrific attack in Orlando, and following scores of equally horrifying attacks throughout the nation, caused by easy access to assault weapons, ineffective background check regulations, and unrestricted access to weapons for suspected terrorists, it is time to ACT. If Congress finds itself under the control of NRA lobbyists, it is time for the American People to have a voice in this matter through common-sense ballot measures.

PR voters reject PROMESA: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/puerto-rican-voters-send-message-to-washington-no-promesa-300280072.html http://www.4-traders.com/PROMESA-LIMITED-10357040/news/Promesa-Bondholders-coalition-calls-on-Congress-to-reject-updated-Puerto-Rico-legislation-22397828/ Bernie Sanders letter to Senate Democrats on PROMESA: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/we-must-stop-treating-puerto-rico-like-a-colony?inline=file HR 5278 sponser with Wall Street ties: Meet the Banking Caucus, Wall Street's secret weapon in Washington https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/04/24/14595/meet-banking-caucus-wall-streets-secret-weapon-washington “In addition to Hensarling and Garrett, the banking caucus includes … Sean Duffy, R-Wis….”

This project was stagnant awaiting funding for 16 years. Earlier in February of this year, Governor Hogan and County Executive Kittleman announced that not only were the two going to fund the project, but that it would start the following summer. 16 years earlier a sound study done revealed that the sound levels were too high for residents, yet in the plan put forth recently, there is no money, no plan, no concern whatsoever for sound mitigation for the residents along the highway. In a previous project to expand MD 216 to four lanes, sound mitigation was put in place from the very beginning; MD 216 carries on a daily average less traffic than MD 32. The State should not be allowed to proceed without a solid plan and requirement for sound mitigation.

There are more mass shootings in the U.S. than in any other country in the world. It is reported that U.S. is home to nearly a third of world’s mass shootings.[1] There is a culture of violence in our country and it is resulting in numerous innocent lives lost. As of December 23, 2015 a total of 12,942 people had been killed in the United States in 2015 in a gun homicide, unintentional shooting, or murder/suicide. Mass shootings — as measured by four or more people shot, regardless of total fatalities — have taken place in nearly 100 metro areas over the past 12 months.[2] Mass shootings account for less than 2% of annual gun deaths. However, the recent Orlando attack is being used by islamophobes to misdirect it towards Islam and Muslims because the shooter this time happened to be Muslim. It is important to realize that most mass shooters in the U.S. are non-Muslims. There have been 26 mass shootings since the last deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history in 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech. Only four of these shootings were done by Muslims. Total number of innocent victims killed were 277. Number of victims killed by Muslim mass shooters is 82 and 195 by non-Muslims.[3] The main factor which connects all of these mass shootings is easy access to guns. It is not about religion, rather, gun control. There is strong evidence to indicate that gun control can work, but it needs to be intelligently designed, effectively implemented and responsive to ongoing changes in criminal activity.[4] Canada and Australia both introduced strong gun control laws after mass shooting massacres in their countries which have been successful. It is interesting to note that “Canada’s efforts are rather undermined by the lax gun laws of its neighbor to the south. An overwhelming number of criminal handguns intercepted by the police in Canada are illegally sourced from the US.”[5] In many cases, the weapon of choice for these mass shooters is an assault rifle. It is now time for Congress to ban assault rifles. These instruments of death are available to be purchased on-line, at trade shows, and at gun brokers around our country. We also need to have tougher background checks and close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns without background checks. We must also ban convicted domestic abusers and stalkers from buying guns. Let us disarm the hate and stop the blame game. Please sign this petition and let Congress know that we as Americans demand the following to make America safe for all of us: · Ban assault rifles completely from our society · Make tougher background checks and close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns without background checks · Ban convicted domestic abusers and stalkers from buying guns · Enact other aspects of common sense gun reform [1] http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/health/mass-shootings-in-america-in-charts-and-graphs-trnd/ [2] https://www.thetrace.org/2015/12/gun-violence-stats-2015/ [3] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/mass-shootings-timeline.html [4] https://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-does-gun-control-work-18374 [5] Ibid