Peter Bergen Quotes

We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence.

Background checks will never stop every criminal from getting their hands on a gun and every single act of gun violence - but the evidence is clear that it's the single most effective policy to help keep guns out of dangerous hands and save lives.

There is a growing consensus in the private sector that companies can and should take action to address the problem of gun violence in our country.

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.

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

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

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 are not for disarming people. When you have an epidemic it's a public health issue, a safety issue.

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

We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to psychiatric services in this country.

Where there are sick people and easy access to guns, there will be terror …. Maybe we should rethink this whole gun control thing.

There are too many guns too easily accessible to kids, and we have to do something about it …. We no longer live in a society where mass murder … is unthinkable.

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.

Ending gun violence isn't political. This is personal.

America has a right to the Second Amendment, but the people of America have a right to safety and the prevention of gun violence in their community.

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.

It's the sad truth that gun violence can often be prevented.

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

If we are going to get serious about 'gun violence' we should get serious about facing the facts of the violent mentally ill.

There are numerous groups across the country, both local and national, that are working to prevent gun violence in our communities.

The vast majority of Americans are asking for common-sense legislation to protect our families, our friends, and our communities from gun violence.

Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School three years ago, we have lost over 90,000 Americans to gun violence. This is a manmade crisis that needs to be treated as the public health epidemic it has become.

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

Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.

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