We need to stop the slaughter of innocent people caused by guns. Every country has mentally ill people, but only the USA has so many gun victims. I own three guns and do not want guns taken away, but sane and sensible laws need to be passed, and the stranglehold the gun lobby has on our politicians needs to be stopped.

88 Americans are killed by gun violence every day in this country, with hundreds more injured. We're tired of waiting for Congress to act on gun violence. That's why Everytown for Gun Safety just sent President Obama five straightforward actions the White House can take to help curb gun violence, save lives, and reduce crime without waiting on Congress. We know President Obama is open to these ideas, but to overcome the NRA's aggressive opposition, we need to send an overwhelming message that we want real action NOW. Sign the petition to President Obama to tell him you support him in taking executive action to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

Tell Gov. McCrory to veto HB 318, which would limit acceptance of foreign IDs and make police jobs harder. The question of immigrants having acceptable identification documents is both a practical and safety concern, and an economic issue for police. The manpower used to arrest and process people who do not have identification takes away from other policing priorities. It has been estimated that a wider acceptance of foreign and community-issued IDs in Greensboro has saved the equivalent of two full-time police officers’ salaries in terms of avoiding unnecessary arrests solely for lack of ID. If enacted, HB 318 will make it more difficult for local police and sheriffs to establish the identity of people in our communities, particularly immigrant residents, which will make their jobs harder and more dangerous. Officers who are able to establish the identity of someone they encounter are better able to enforce the law, efficiently employ their limited resources, and keep themselves and others safe. People who have acceptable IDs are more willing to interact with the police as witnesses or victims of crime, which enhances public safety not only for immigrant residents, but for all of us.

Gun safety laws cannot be ignored. As an Oregonian and as an American, I feel we have the constitutional right to expect that firearms are well and adequately regulated. http://www.zerocensorship.com/t/uncensored-us-politics/173957-oregon-sheriff-handling-massacre-john-hanlin-fought-the-white-house-on-gun-control-after-newtown#axzz3nMpcTDiR

I am part of a growing American "interest group" recently identified by Andy Borowitz in a brilliant satirical essay. That is, I am "an American Opposed to Being Shot." http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/americans-opposed-to-being-shot-seek-representation-in-washington

Gun control must happen and happen now.

I am sick of how we are getting used to these horrific crimes while we do nothing to control the types of guns being sold, how they are sold, and how it is way too easy for them to get into the wrong hands--especially of our youth.

No one seems to be proposing the one most effective approach to reducing the slaughter: gun registration.

The insanity of thinking people need guns to protect themselves. With the exception of law enforcement, no one needs a gun much less an automatic weapon.

How long can we continue to hear about innocent people being killed by mentally unstable individuals with access to guns? It's time our elected representatives listen to their constituents' concern about gun violence and stop being afraid of the IRA and gun manufacturers.

I was affected by this when my Aunt was killed by her son accidentally. He intended to kill his father for beating his mother. The father pushed the gun aside and killed his mother instead. His life was ruined after that incident.

I have never lost someone to gun violence. And I never want to. It shouldn't take losing someone close to you to care.