Enact Universal background checks on all gun sales

I AM A CITADEL GRAD, AN ARMY VETERAN ( OFFICER ) GUN OWNER AND HAVE BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES TO JOIN THE NRA...AND WILL NEVER DO SO: THERE REASONING AND HISTORY IS TOTALLY FLAWED...I CAN WALK INTO ANY PAWN SHOP IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND BUY ANY WEAPON I WANT IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES...LETS FIX THIS

The NRA wields a carrot-and-stick approach to politics, doling out generous political backing to those who agree with it or to those who are simply running against someone who disagrees with it. The group also employs a rating system under which candidates are graded according to their votes on key issues. The NRA is always transparent about certain votes being graded, and as such candidates are always on notice before they vote. Until we face the power of the NRA and truly measure the length of its reach, the issue of gun control is doomed to stay exactly where it is -- stuck. Challenging such a powerful lobby, daunting as it appears, is paramount, because we can't allow special interests to run roughshod over the public interest. The issue of guns and how we as a country regulate their ownership and use must be addressed -- and soon.

Friday's events in Newtowne Connecticut should be a wake up call for all of us. We have to fight for gun control legislation and funding to treat mental illness. I do not want my child or grandchildren, any other students, teachers or movie-goers to lose their lives because we did not take action.

Gun Control. Ban Semi Automatic and Automatic weapons (Guns)

How many more deaths will there be before private ownership of guns is banned ?

The Second Amendment

As a resident of Rhode Island, it is saddening and frustrating to know we are the only New England state that permits a payday loan at an annual percentage rate above 36 percent. State law currently allows lenders to charge as much as 260 percent interest. When the Rhode Island's House Committee on Corporations began considering legislation to reduce the rate earlier this year, the House bill was co-sponsored by 50 of 75 representatives; the Senate version, by 26 of 38 senators. A broad coalition of community groups sought to cap the interest rates on these so-called "payday loans'' but it did not make it out of committee. Payday loans are deceptively marketed as a short term solution to my neighbors with financial problems. However, a family that couldn't afford to pay living expenses before obtaining a payday loan cannot shoulder the additional burden of triple-digit interest. Once the cycle begins, borrowers typically take out larger loans with larger interest payments. The payday loan becomes a long-term obligation where the interest paid far exceeds the loan obtained. This trap undermines choice and competition in the market and allows millions of dollars to flow out of our economy to large, out-of-state national payday lending chains. Lobbyists sent by the payday lending industry argue that Rhode Islanders could not survive without payday loans. In truth, we survived for decades without them, just as military families and the residents of every other New England state do today. It is time to vote on a bill to reduce payday loan rates.

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!

I live in New Jersey, if you wish to purchase a hypodermic needle here; you need a doctor’s prescription. That would include hypodermics for insulin, hypodermics to inject glue under carpets and linoleum; and hypodermics to inject flavoring into beef, turkey, chicken, or ham.

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

Let’s attack this epidemic of gun violence from the back end using medical professionals to evaluate possible homicidal maniacs. I know the Gun Lobby is too strong; and the Second Amendment to engrained into our culture to defeat. Let’s attack this issue from the back end