Read through the 40 developmental assets, take action. We have a duty to keep our families and communities safe. One way to empower our kids and ourselves is to make our voices heard where it can count. This is one forum, there are more. Choose to write to your state and federal representatives telling them how you feel. For instance, you may feel it is unacceptable for citizens, other than law enforcement, to own assault weapons. This would help to keep communities and schools safer. Write it out. Perhaps you want to see ALICE training in place at all schools in the state. Write it out. I remember writing, as a school child, to my state and federal representatives to voice my opinion about emissions, saving the whales, and etc. It's a great civic privilege we have in America. We can all (parents, teachers, students, administrators) write letters calling for change on topics we feel are important.

All names and addresses can be found by googling.
But here's some help:
http://nebraskansforpeace.org/contact-elected-officials

President Barak Obama:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Nebraska governer:
Governor Dave Heineman
P.O. Box 94848, Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
4500 Avenue I, P.O. Box 1500, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-1500
Lincoln: 402-471-2244
Scottsbluff: 308-632-1370
www.governor.nebraska.gov

U.S. House of Representatives can be found here:
Representative Lee Terry - 02
11717 Burt Street, Suite 106, Omaha, NE 68154
Washington DC: (202) 225-4155
Omaha: (402) 397-9944
www.leeterryforms.house.gov