The tragedy in Sandy Hook should have touch every American heart . Private citizens do not need these Assault weapons to protect their homes nor do deer hunters need Assault weapons to hunt game. These weapon were made to kill peoples and it's time that we get them out of our streets and communities . Call on President Obama and congress to decree a total ban on Assault weapons in this country .

Barbara Boxer has an "F" grade by the NRA for her positions on gun control. She has been supportive of important legislation in CA (see http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Barbara_Boxer_Gun_Control.htm). Now she has started a caucus. Lend your voice to extend these significant CA state laws to Federal legislation.

After Friday's events at Sandy Hook elementary, our schools need more security in place! I cannot imagine being one of the parents at Sandy Hook walking away with out my child. It is time to take action and do what we can to stop anymore violence in our schools! Clearly, schools are a target at this point, and as my children's protector I will do what I can. Please sign this petition and help protect our children!

The school colors for Sandy Hook Elementary are green and white. I want to start a petition to have green and white ribbons placed on trees everywhere until meaningful dialogue followed by real change in legislation and laws are made for sensible gun control and mental health availability for all who need it. Thank you. Together we CAN stand up for change!

A talking head said that there is only about 3-4 years of ammunition out there. We call on Congress to put a prohibitive tax on ammunition for assault, military grade weapons sold to the public. In time, this tax will reserve this ammunition for our police SWAT teams and our military. We can fight to curb mass murder in America.

We propose a practical method to keep the second amendment right to gun ownership, while protecting society from accidents and senseless shootings.

We must break the grip of the gun lobby on our nation's leaders. Our civil right to live in a safe & sane society is now more relevant than the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. There needs to be reasonable restrictions on gun ownership including full & thorough background checks.

This petition is about the stale mate between the entire U.S. Congress and the President over spending cuts. Some Congressmen want to put the burden of spending cuts on the underprivileged citizens, poor, and elderly, who cannot afford them. I am asking that the Senators and Congressman share in the burden of the spending cuts.

Gun control

Dear Families and Friends in the Thoreau School Elementary School Neighborhood, We have organized a petition through Moveon.org to support the following issues in order to protect our children and adults affected by gun violence. Please sign and distribute the URL to your neighbors and any other friends. This petition can go out to anyone to sign who considers themselves a friend of our elementary school. If you have friends in other elementary school districts please urge them to organize a similar petition around their local elementary school. Please forward the URL of the petition or printed list of petitioners and we will collate them and send a printed copy of all the names of this neighborhood elementary school petition to the legislators, the Concord Journal and other media outlets, Patricia Llodra, the selectwoman of Newtown, CT and other appropriate contacts. If we reach 10,000 signatures we will also print and place it at the memorial at the Sandy Hook elementary school. Thank you for your consideration of this petition. Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season, Robin and Kent Carlson Concord, MA 01742

The recent tragic shooting that occurred in a school.

The residents of Sandy Hook deserve privacy. Their fear and grief should be private and the news media does not demonstrate decency or respect in these situations. You can simply report "The children and teachers of Sandy Hook returned to school today. Our hearts are with them." If you need drama you can have panels of experts or adults who have faced this situation explain what they must be going through. If you show pictures or news footage or interviews of kids on their first day/week back we will boycott your show and network. Decency needs to return to mainstream media.