GUN control: If we come to the point where the only way to keep our children safe is to post armed teachers in schools, then we as a society have all lost. Society should be evolving in a direction that teaches our children to resolve conflict without weapons....

Dangerous jobs made more dangerous.

Ensuring that Massachusetts continues to be a great place to live, work and do business

Stopping violence against women worldwide, but especially in Florida So many women are smuggled in through Florida to be used as unpaid worker and or sex slaves yearly, that the numbers are embarassing. Stop this violence against women.

After myself being robbed and threaten, after being told by the Phoenix Police Department that there is a "daily rash of break in's, robberies and assaults in these popular parks" I and my community members want to put a stop to the thefts and violence taking place at many popular hiking and recreation sites in Maricopa county. While stronger messages to thieves and attackers may "scare off" some tourists, nothing shouts "we don't care" like unprotected and unsecured parking lots and entrances. Join us in demanding on-site police officers and vehicles during peak hours (3PM to 7PM) as well as increased budget for park rangers to walk the grounds daily. Support volunteer action committees to patrol the parks with the police officers insuring a safe park experience for tax payers as well as AZ tourism.

Gun Control

In the past week, CNN, MSNBC and USA Today have publicized the results of a new study that found that tougher gun laws CAN and DO have an effect on homicide rates. The study found that states with the strictest gun laws did in fact experience a lower overall mortality rate from firearms than states with the least or weakest gun laws. Average citizens have no need for guns with a capacity for more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The assertion that it is their 'right' to own such weapons conflicts with the rights of other ordinary citizens to live without fear of violence against themselves, their family members, and their society as a whole. While thorough background checks are necessary, they are far from resolving the problem. The assumption that mental illness is the culprit rather than firearms does nothing more than further stigmatize an already marginalized group. The NRA pushes to blame the 'mentally ill' in order to further their own agenda. Reality is, the average killer is not mentally ill. The average killer is experiencing rage, seeking revenge or enjoys feeling 'entitled'. The issue is not gun ownership. The issue is the ownership of assault type firearms by ordinary citizens who have no 'need' of such weapons. If the Sandy Hook shooter was armed with a handgun with a 10 shot magazine rather than an assault rifle capable of firing 4 rounds per second, the outcome would have been dramatically different.

My hand has been deformed since birth and causes lots of pain, to no avail pain killers dont help. I am a good samaritan and hate to break the law, but marijuana is the only thing I've found to relieve the pain to nothing. Another thing is that hemp can save our rain forest which are the lungs of our Earth. Paper is made from trees and trees take along time to grow. While hemp requires months Just like standard crops are today. Thank you for your time and concern.

Legalize Marijuana

To start a dialogue on the causes of poverty in our country.

The Los Angeles County zoning code has loopholes in it that allow multinational big box retailers to enter without the permits smaller businesses must have, Save Altadena is asking the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to adopt a moritorium on new permits and to adopt model regulations so Multinational big boxes will have to compete on a level playing field with small local business,

Implementation of the Medicaid expansion program for Iowa.