Vivek Murthy Quotes

We will never get anywhere in fighting the pistol until we convert public opinion to the belief that the revolver has no value as a weapon of defense.

Stop using the word’s “gun control”. All the 2nd Amendment enthusiasts hear is CONTROL. Let’s use “gun violence”, “gun safety” and other terms that are less confrontational.

My position on guns is the same position I've had for a long, long time. That position is that I don't line up a hundred percent with the NRA. I don't see eye to eye with the NRA on every issue.

I am neither pro- nor anti-gun. I am gun-conscious.

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.

I don't believe in gun bans; that's a fallacy that people have, that they think if you believe in gun control you want to ban guns. That's not true.

For me personally, I'm anti-gun and always have been and always will be. But I'm definitely not someone who is looking to abolish the Second Amendment. I think we're definitely interpreting it wrong.

I could actually be somebody that, if you showed me new gun-control legislation could help solve this problem, I might actually be able to support something like that.

The problem of gun violence goes beyond the countless demographic differences between people.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

I support gun safety measures, and I'll tell you, I grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters, and I went hunting with my dad as a kid, and you know, I have deep respect for the Second Amendment and the culture of our country.

The fight for sanity in our gun safety laws is not by any means over. In many ways it's just beginning.

Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!

We must get rid of all the guns.

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.

We're trying to publicize this one and make people realize that the gun industry can clean up its act and can operate in a way that can reduce the likelihood of guns killing police officers and other innocent people.

Personally, I would love to see every gun on the planet disappear.

I'm liberal on every social aspect, probably. More liberal than people would even believe. But there's still some of that Texas in me, as far as the gun debate. I wish there were no guns; I'm all for gun restrictions. But I'm also of the mind-set, if nothing changes, I'm getting a gun.

We have to change the culture of mass violence we have.

Getting guns off the streets does make communities safer. We can't stand here and say because we don't have the perfect solution, we shouldn't try.

I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.

I support gun control. But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.

I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.

The gun culture that is so negative for America will never be a part of the culture of Australia.

Gun Control is Being Able to Hit What You Aim At