“I'm living in the heart of gun culture, but I'm not a gun guy. I didn't grow up with them; I was never a hunter; my dad was never a hunter.” HeartGuyCultureGrowsGrowing UpDadGunMy DadHuntersGun Culture Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Each and every child in this country is valuable because they are our future as a society. We cannot afford to lose a single child to ill-health, under-education, abuse, addiction, jail, or gun violence. America's highest goal should be for every child to grow up to be a successful young adult -- healthy, educated, free, secure, and a good citizen.” ShouldChildrenCountryAmericaYoungGrowsGoalLosesGrowing UpSuccessfulViolenceCitizensHealthyHighestGunAdultsAbuseAddictionYoung AdultIllValuableEducatedSecureJailOur FutureGun ViolenceGood CitizenIll HealthSingle Child Author:John F. Kerry
“Growing up, I wasn't allowed dolls, and my brothers weren't allowed guns. I inherited my brothers' clothes. I was never dressed in pink, and they were never dressed in blue; there were none of those rules that people still bizarrely subscribe to.” PeopleStillsGrowing UpGrowingBrotherClothesGunBlueMy BrotherDolls Author:Natascha McElhone
“Top Gun was one of my favorite movies growing up.” Growing UpGrowingGunMy Favorite Author:Stephen Colletti
“I like living in Vancouver .It's more a matter of being a Vancouver loyalist. Harking back to what I said about growing up with the inherent violence in the southern U.S., I'm deeply enamoured of, and entirely used to living in a society with gun laws akin to those of a Scandinavian social democracy .It's a good thing.” SaidMatterLawUsedSocialGrowing UpDemocracyGrowingViolenceGunGood ThingsSouthernInherentVancouverSocial DemocracyScandinaviansGun LawLoyalists Author:William Gibson
“I'm growing up in Detroit, Michigan, both of my parents were gun owners, and that they taught us how to safely and carefully utilize them, because we had businesses, and they showed us out of a sense of protection. But that was something that was used to never use a gun unless you intend - never play with a gun unless you use it to intend - intend to use it. But it was for protection only.” ParentGrowing UpGunProtection Author:Daayiee Abdullah
“When you grow up in that environment of drugs and guns and people gettin' hurt, it start to reflect your background. And I think, at that time when I was doin' it, that's all I knew. But as I got older in the business, I stopped bein' involved with that, and I started to look at the world. And I said, 'Yo, I wanna start talkin' about everything that goes on in the world. I don't wanna just limit myself to one style'.” PeopleThinkingWorldHurtGrowing UpEnvironmentDrugGun Author:Raekwon
“Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.” UsedGrowing UpGrowingProtectGunEasternKentucky Author:Loretta Lynn