“The anti-gun-violence movement was essentially asleep from 1994 to 2012, and during that time, the gun lobby built up enormous political power.” PoliticalViolenceMovementGunBuiltEnormousPolitical PowerGun ViolenceAnti Gun Author:Chris Murphy
“If we have a president who asked for a mandate on combating gun violence, as Hillary Clinton is requesting, that's going to be really impactful. I will certainly defer to her when it comes to the exact pace and content of legislative action, but I expect it will be at the top of her agenda. It will certainly be at the top of mine.” IfsActionPresidentViolenceMinesGunClintonAgendasPaceMandatesGun Violence Author:Chris Murphy
“It would be devastating for America if Donald Trump won, and it would be devastating for the anti-gun-violence movement. But we would be on a long list of progressive causes that would be shattered by a Trump win.” IfsLongWould BeAmericaWinningCausesViolenceMovementTrumpGunListsProgressiveShatteredGun ViolenceAnti Gun Author:Chris Murphy
“Gun violence is not something that appears just in a bad neighborhood or in another part of the world. It appears right here, right outside your door.” WorldViolenceDoorsGunNeighborhoodGun Violence Author:Stephen Young
“It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.” SeemsViolenceGroupsGunRacistCopLeftistsGun Violence Author:Gary Bauer
“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” PoliticalPoliticsGrowsViolenceMilitaryRevolutionPoliticianCivilizationGunLibertarianGun ControlPolitical PartiesChairmanInternational RelationsBarrelsFirearmsPolitical PowerGun ViolenceBearing ArmsGun RightsLibertarian PartyFounding Fathers GunPolitical WillMilitary PowerFounding Fathers Second AmendmentGun SafetyPolitical RevolutionPower PoliticsChinese RevolutionCommunist China Author:Mao Zedong
“To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” PeopleWayPeaceLibertyStrengthArmsBearsGunConstitutionLibertarianTyrannyAmendmentsLibertarianismGun ControlFoundingFreedom And LibertySecond AmendmentFreedom LibertyOur Founding FathersFirearmsUs Founding FathersRight To Bear ArmsGun ViolenceMilitiaBearing ArmsEnslavementGun RightsRights And FreedomsPro GunLibertarian PartyFounding Fathers GunHandguns2 AmendmentFounding Fathers Second AmendmentFramersDisarmingRevolution Founding FathersAmendment 1Amending The ConstitutionAmendment 19Amendment 4Pro Gun ControlAmendment 13Guns In AmericaHandgun BanShooting GunsBritish ParliamentPolice Protection Author:George Mason
“The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms.” PeopleStatesUnitedLibertyUnited StatesArmsBearsCitizensGunConstitutionLibertarianAmendmentsLibertarianismGun ControlFoundingFreedom And LibertySecond AmendmentFreedom LibertyOur Founding FathersLimited GovernmentFirearmsAmerican CitizensUs Founding FathersRight To Bear ArmsForefathersGun ViolenceBearing ArmsGun RightsConstitution Of The United StatesRights And FreedomsPro GunFounding Fathers GunHandguns2 AmendmentUs ConstitutionFounding Fathers Second AmendmentGreat LibertarianRevolution Founding FathersAnti GunAmendment 1States RightsStrong ArmsAmending The ConstitutionCitizens UnitedAmendment 19Amendment 4Pro Gun ControlPatriotic GunAmendment 13Guns In AmericaHandgun BanArmed CitizensLiberty TreePolice Protection Author:Samuel Adams
“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.” PeopleIfsMenChildrenCountryAmericaBlackTeachViolenceBabyDefenseViolentBlack PeopleBlack WomenGun ViolenceBlack AmericaViolent ManDefending America Author:Malcolm X
“There are certain things in gun control that have a certain public appeal, but when you're legislating you need to look at the research on what works, what doesn't, and what really has an impact, recognizing you're never going to do away entirely with gun violence” NeedsLooksCertainViolenceResearchGunImpactAppealsGun ControlRecognizingFirearmsGun Violence Author:Kim Campbell
“There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something you do much later.” ThinkingLevelsViolenceGunEvidenceFirearmsGun Violence Author:Kim Campbell
“Probably fewer than 2% of handguns and well under 1% of all guns will ever be involved in a violent crime. Thus, the problem of criminal gun violence is concentrated within a very small subset of gun owners, indicating that gun control aimed at the general population faces a serious needle-in-the-haystack problem.” WellsProblemFacesViolenceCrimeSeriousInvolvedGunPopulationCriminalsViolentOwnersFewerGun ControlNeedlesGun ViolenceHandgunsGun OwnersViolent Crimes Author:Gary Kleck
“Yes, last year we hit a record number of murders from guns [in Chicago]. And this year we are already outpacing last year's numbers. Now, there are contributing factors that are not under anybody's control and may seem odd, but it is factually true. One of them is actually the weather. There is a dramatic increase in gun violence when it is warmer. And we are having this climate change effect that is driving that.” YearsMaySeemsLastsNumbersRecordsViolenceEffectsGunIncreaseMurderClimateClimate ChangeDrivingWeatherFactorsOddDramaticGlobal WarmingChicagoLast YearContributingGun ViolenceTrue Ones Author:Christie Hefner
“Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents, students, pastors, and police officers all over this country who say 'we are not afraid,' and I intend to keep trying, with or without Congress, to help stop more tragedies from visiting innocent Americans in our movie theaters, shopping malls, or schools like Sandy Hook.” TryingMeanCountryHelpingSchoolParentViolenceStudentsGunStandingTragedyTheaterPoliceCongressStealingInnocentEach DayOfficersShoppingNot AfraidCitizenshipGun ControlPastorHookKeep TryingVisitingPolice OfficerMallsGun ViolenceMovie TheaterSandySandy Hook Author:Barack Obama
“I don't view myself as a victim of gun violence. I view myself as a victim of a maniac who happened to use a gun as a tool, and I view myself as a victim of the legislators at the time who left me defenseless.” UseLeftViewsViolenceHappenedGunToolsVictimLegislatorsGun ViolenceManiacsDefenseless Author:Suzanna Hupp
“As a former District Attorney and Attorney General, I know the urgency of providing safe homes, schools and neighborhoods for all. This remarkable tour-de-force is a powerful study of one promising solution: a data-rich, eminently readable demonstration of why we should treat gun violence as an American epidemic.” KnowsShouldHomeSchoolForcePowerfulStudyRichViolenceSafeSolutionsGunTreatsFormerDataRemarkableNeighborhoodProvidingDemonstrationUrgencyAttorneyEpidemicsGun Violence Author:Scott Harshbarger
“Fear, physical pain, and death are just part of the price Americans pay for the easy access of handguns. It is estimated that the total costs to Americans of gun violence (the vast majority of which involves handguns) is measured in tens of billions of dollars.3 In comparison, the wholesale value of the 1.3 million handguns manufactured in America in 1998 totaled only $370 million.” PainAmericaValuesEasyPayMillionsViolenceCostGunMajorityDollarsAccessBillionsComparisonGun ViolencePhysical PainWholesaleHandgunsEasy Access Author:Josh Sugarmann
“To end the crisis [of gun violence], we have to regulate -or, in the case of handguns and assault weapons, completely ban -the product. We are far past the [point] where registration, licensing, safety training, background checks, or waiting periods will have much effect on firearms violence.” EndsPastWaitingCasesViolenceEffectsProductsPeriodsWeaponsTrainingGunCrisisSafetyBackgroundsChecksAssaultBansFirearmsGun ViolenceHandgunsRegistrationAssault WeaponsLicensingBackground Checks Author:Josh Sugarmann
“The NRA disgraced itself this morning with a self-serving press event in which they demonized the media and the entertainment industry for gun violence in America, and advocated a national data base for all mentally ill persons. They apparently want armed guards in all American schools, and it seems, armed volunteers as well. Shocking.” WantWellsPersonsSelfSeemsSchoolAmericaMorningViolenceMediaEventsIndustryGunPressesIllEntertainmentDataServingVolunteerGun ControlShockingDisgraceGun ViolenceEntertainment IndustrySelf ServingMentally IllNraArmed Guards Author:Anne Rice
“Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of Oak Creek, and Tucson, and Blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence - they deserve a simple vote.” CommunitySimpleViolenceGunDeserveVoteGun ControlDeservingOaksRippedGun ViolenceCreeksAuroraTucsonGabby Giffords Author:Barack Obama
“Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.” NextArmsGunImportanceConstitutionConservativeTeethFakeAmendmentsGun ControlFoundingSecond AmendmentRiflesFirearmsRight To Bear ArmsGun ViolenceBearing ArmsGun RightsPro GunFounding Fathers Gun2 AmendmentFounding Fathers Second AmendmentAmendment 1Amendment 4Pro Gun ControlAnti Conservative Author:George Washington