April 30, 1999, 5:00 PM PT
MoveOn.org, the Web site that made news last year when it drew some 450,000 signatures to an online petition calling for Congress to "censure President Clinton and move on," on Friday announced a new online lobbying initiative: a gun control petition.
In the aftermath of the school shootings in Littleton, Colo., MoveOn.org co-founder Wes Boyd said the site's "Gun Safety First" petition pressures Congress to regulate guns for safety like other consumer products, institute child safety standards for gun manufacturers and force gun show operators to check buyers' backgrounds.