Gun violence is real. People don't come back.
Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980.
Gun violence in the U.S. is an epidemic.
Gun violence and social justice are near and dear to my heart. And they are so connected it's sad.
Why do our kids have to show us what gun control is all about?
Surely there are common-sense reforms that we should, and must, take in order to keep our children and our communities safe. I take these recommendations very seriously, and will listen to the voices of my constituents to ensure I do everything I can to help prevent gun violence.
Young people across the country have grown up traumatized by the gun violence epidemic.
I hear about people getting shot all the time. But most of the guys you hear about getting shot pulled through.
Guns are dangerous and damaging even when no one gets shot. They really do loom.
There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the long term, as I tell these stories, that it will help to open people's eyes.
28,000 people were killed in the world last year by terrorists. Every death is a tragedy but we should keep this in perspective, After all, over 30,000 people last year were victims of gun death in the United States alone.
Gun violence is a problem that this country should be addressing.
The number of Americans killed since 9/11 by terrorism, it's less than 100. If you look at the number that have been killed by gun violence, it's in the tens of thousands. And for us not to be able to resolve that issue has been something that is distressing.
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.
For every fatal shooting, there are about 3 non-fatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America.
Not One More Death. Not One More Dollar
Ending gun violence isn't political. This is personal.
These days, gun violence can strike anywhere, from a church hall in Charleston to a movie theatre or a Planned Parenthood office in Colorado. But our response to it depends on whether that violence is understood to be terrorism.
Any idiot, especially one who is prepared to die, who has a gun, can start shooting up people.
Guns know no policy except destruction.
We're a violent nation, and we need to confront it. This gun plague has to stop.
The anti-gun-violence movement was essentially asleep from 1994 to 2012, and during that time, the gun lobby built up enormous political power.
