Pass Common Sense Gun Legislation Now

From NY Times editorial by Yvonne Cech, Danbury, Conn.
The writer is a former librarian of Sandy Hook Elementary School who locked herself, her assistant and 18 fourth graders in a closet during the shooting in 2012.

This is the most compelling request to our government to date. Please sign this petition to Congress and the White House. Quoted directly:

Here are my requests to any responsible adult in our Congress who will listen:

1. Make universal background checks happen immediately. Ninety-seven percent of Americans want this. If you don’t make it happen you are not doing your job.

2. Ban assault-style weapons. It’s much harder to kill large numbers of people with a handgun.

3. Ban high-capacity magazines. Seconds count during a shooting, trust me. Taking longer to load a weapon is a good thing.

4. Immediately stop fanning the flames of white supremacy and racist comments.

None of these things are difficult to do unless our lawmakers are beholden to gun manufacturers. To everyone in Congress, I ask that you do your job. Our country has a serious gun violence problem. Take serious steps to help keep us safer. Pass common sense gun legislation now.