This means revising constitutional standards as needed to keep pace with changing times and allow governments to protect their people from fear. This is a goal that all democracies around the world should wholeheartedly support. The American need to demand stricter laws and universal application to ensure that schoolchildren and people out on the street are not left helpless because lawmakers are in the pocket of gun lobbyists. All citizens should call for laws that will protect them against senseless killings and ensure their rights. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.