George Takei Quotes

High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks.

While different states and cities might look to different strategies for protecting public safety, we all can agree on this: we lose too many American lives to gun violence.

I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state.

When you're encouraging - the government is encouraging guns to be sold illegally to people that shouldn't have them, the laws aren't being faithfully executed.

It's fine to have armed guards, but don't then tell everyone else they can't own a gun.

I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

We have more guns in our country than citizens. I think we could with maybe 100 million fewer guns. And I think we'd be OK.

It is high time our government take action and do everything in its power to help reduce gun violence in America and save lives.

I constantly hear from residents throughout my community about the need for common sense action in Congress to reduce gun violence.

I'm someone who's seen firsthand the effects of gun violence. I've had to carry a gun to do my job in the war. And I know as well as anyone that this violence has no place on our streets, in our schools, in our concerts, so we've got to do something about it.

We now know that gun-free zones, though well intentioned, do not prevent attacks.

We need a comprehensive strategy that includes expanding criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales, dedicated federal law to combat gun trafficking, and a strong commitment to mental health services.

I've come to the conclusion that military style weapons really don't have any place in our society. We ought to reinstate the assault weapons ban that served us well for 10 years from 1994 to 2004.

More guns are not the answer to keeping our kids and our communities safer.

It doesn't matter if gun violence is down. We need to get guns and bullets and automatic weapons off the streets.

In England, we don't have any guns whatsoever.

Our experience in Hawaii has shown that we can place common sense limits on gun sales, demonstrate our respect for gun owners, and, most importantly, help ensure the safety of our residents.

I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.

If we're going to spend a lot of money to deal with the problem of 200 million guns in the country owned by 65 million gun owners, we ought to have a system which will work and catch criminals.

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.

We must get rid of all the guns.

I don't believe gun owners have rights.

Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.

Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.