“Dominating all earth from outer space will have an out-of-this-world price tag, perhaps more than $1 trillion. A question: Why reach for the stars with guns in our hands? Are there weapons of mass destruction on Mars?” WorldHandsEarthStarsSpaceThis WorldWeaponsMassGunDestructionMarsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionTagOuter SpaceDominatingPrice Tag Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Only with gun violence do we respond to repeated tragedies by saying that mourning is acceptable but discussing how to prevent more tragedies is not. But that's unacceptable. As others have observed, talking about how to stop mass shootings in the aftermath of a string of mass shootings isn't 'too soon.' It's much too late.” TalkingViolenceLateMassGunTragedyShootingMourningToo LateStringsAcceptableDiscussingAftermathGun ViolenceMass Shootings Author:Ezra Klein
“The most frustrated and most stymied it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense, gun-safety laws. Even in the face of repeated mass killings.” StatesFactsEarthAmericaFacesLawNationsUnitedCommonUnited StatesMassGunSafetyKillingCommon SenseSufficientFrustratedUnited States Of AmericaGun Safety Author:Barack Obama
“We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health problems. The main difference that sets our nation apart is what makes us so susceptible to so many mass shootings is that we don't do enough, we don't take the basic commonsense actions to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. What's different in America is it's easy to get your hands on a gun.” PeopleDifferentCountryEnoughProblemHandsActionAmericaPoliticsNationsEasyCommunityDifferencesCommonViolenceDangerousHuman NaturePolicyMassEthicsGunMental HealthFolksCriminalsViolentCommon SenseShootingOther CountriesEasy To GetSusceptibleHealth ProblemsMass Shootings Author:Barack Obama
“I don't get debate agains guns at all. Because we have it after every mass shooting. And now a terror attack. And the proposals that are talked about almost always have nothing to do with this specific event.” EventsMassGunTerrorDebateShootingProposalMass ShootingsTerror Attacks Author:Chuck Todd
“Terrifying mass shooting and high-profile officer-involved incidents have dominated the national conversation on gun violence in recent years. But most deaths by gun are not headline-grabbing massacres. They`re more private, more intimate, and perhaps in that way, even more horrifying. Domestic violence, make no mistake, domestic violence is a gun issue.” WayYearsMistakeIssuesViolenceInvolvedConversationMassGunShootingIntimateOfficersDomestic ViolenceIncidentsHeadlinesProfileGun ViolenceMassacresGrabbingHigh ProfileMass Shootings Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“We do a lot of "capital I" important stories, but one I'd highlight is the work we've done on guns, not only for the acclaim it's gotten but also because it showcases all the different kinds formats we use. So we compiled a database of all the variables of all the mass shootings in America - work the government doesn't do, thanks to the NRA - which allowed us to surface patterns and make data visualizations of it.” KindImportantDifferentDoneStoriesUseGovernmentAmericaMassGunPatternsSurfaceThanksDataShootingDifferent KindsVisualizationFormatVariablesHighlightsNraShowcaseAcclaimDatabasesMass Shootings Author:Clara Jeffery
“Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.” PeopleWantTryingWellsHappensWeaponsMassGunTasksDestructionSmokingWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDots Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There's just one problem - it's in North Korea.” Has BeensProblemFunnyWeaponsMassGunEvidenceDestructionIraqJust OneSmokingKoreaNorth KoreaWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPretextInvadingInvading Iraq Author:Jon Stewart
“You must act with all energy. Mass searches. Execution for concealing arms.” MenFoundArmsMassGunOne ManExecutionSecond Ammendment Author:Vladimir Lenin