We have just experienced - only five weeks apart - two horrifying mass murder incidents carried out by a lone gunman. What will it take to get Congress to enact sensible and responsible gun regulations? The first thing would be to STOP taking political contributions from the NRA. And the contributions they have already received should be DONATED TO CHARITY.

We need sensible regulations for the purchase of guns and semi-automatic weapons in the United States. As long as our elected representatives are bought and paid for by the NRA, we the people, have no voice.

Our elected officials should not be accepting campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association. How can they be unbiased on NRA matters that come before them if they are receiving NRA money. We sent them to Washington to work on our behalf. Ninety percent of voters say they want background checks on all gun sales. And yet, the people we send to vote on our behalf do nothing to protect the American people from the proliferation of guns.

We are sickened by the repeated massacres of innocent people by crazies with assault rifles. Gun regulation needs to be talked about and legislated NOW.

Because he hasn’t produced a formidable defense in 6 years now and we’re sick of it.

Enough is enough without concrete gun laws.

We are all affected by the lack of sensible gun control policy.

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) recently investigated Zonneveld Farm, a member of the Land O’Lakes dairy cooperative. According to Land O’Lakes, 100% of their farms are compliant with the minimal animal welfare conditions set by the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program. Despite this claim, investigators found hundreds of baby cows, some as young as one-day old, in small individual crates without their mothers and with no bedding, comfort, or enrichment. Many of the babies were sick, covered in diarrhea, sores, and even maggots. This is not the first investigation of a Land O’Lakes farm to reveal animals cruelty, indicating this is a widespread problem in the industry. Dairy farming almost always involves forced impregnation and separation of mother and baby, who cry and bellow for each other. During the course of the investigation, DxE investigators rescued a sick baby calf from a crate and named her Roselynn. While Roselynn recovered with 24 hour care, she is still without her mother. Sign the petition and ask Land O’Lakes to release Roselynn’s mother to a sanctuary so they can be together again. Find out more at www.LandOLies.com

Enough is enough

Time to get special interests, like the NRA, out of politics. Elected officials must decide if they want to represent their constituents or the lobbyists.

This is to prevent the senseless mass murders that are too common in the United States

Democrats and conservationists say the bills introduced by Rep. Rob Bishop would whittle away the Endangered Species Act's ability to save wildlife from extinction. Unlike previous GOP attempts to weaken the Endangered Species Act, Bishop is poised to realize his ambition because of Republicans' control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. A Senate committee that previously held hearings on modernizing the Act is preparing companion legislation, and a president who favors oil-and-gas development on federal land is more likely to sign it into law.