We, the undersigned, call upon Congress to ban the sale of assault weapons to the general public. The provisions of this measure shall not apply to law enforcement agencies or to the military of the United States.
Why is this important?
The purpose of this petition is to urge Congress to ban assault weapons in the United States except for law enforcement and the military. It is the intent of this petition to reduce the level of violence in our society and to prevent future mass killings of the kind we saw in Tuscon, at Virginia Tech, and at Columbine High School. No law abiding citizen, including hunters and sportsmen, need to possess "weapons of war" capable of firing dozens of rounds of ammunition in a matter of seconds.
