Orlando is hosting a large gun show event, sponsored by Florida Gun Show on July 2nd-3rd, and popular rifles such as the AR-15 will be available for purchase. This event is open for all people to buy, sell, and trade a variety of guns. This event will be held not even one month after the largest mass shooting in U.S. history occurred. Our city is still suffering. It is insensitive to the victims, the families, and the friends of the victims to host an event like this one. If the politicians refuse to keep us safe, then we must take matters into our hands. I urge you to please sign this petition in order to cancel this event and to keep the people of Orlando safe from further shootings.

Regarding the tragedy that occurred at Pulse on Saturday, the Orlando council is certain that the shooter was heavily armed and all weapons were legally bought. The shooter had an assault rifle similar to the AR-15 and a 9 mm pistol. An AR-15 is a semi-automatic weapon originally developed for the United States Army, is considered an assault weapon and is currently the most popular rifle sold in the United States today. An AR-15 can fire between 45 and 60 rounds per minute, and has been described as “mass shooters’ weapon of choice” and “a mass murderer’s best friend” by The Boston Globe and The New York Daily News, respectively. An AR-15 was used in the Sandy Hook killings, the Colorado Aurora movie theater killings, the 14 people who died in San Bernardino and Orlando’s recent mass shooting.

I urge you to take a stand and sign this petition in order to help the city of Orlando heal and to prevent this blundering event from occurring.