“What if we taxed guns, made a gun registration process for them and had licensing for owners just like cars? We could use that money to help harden soft targets like schools and many other places with bulletproof windows and doors.”— David Hogg, twitter.com
“I think we've seen a little of life, considering we saw the slaughter of 17 people at our school. Having to see these things again and again is more than enough life experience than we've ever wanted to have. I think saying that students don't have a right to speak out against this is disgusting bec…”— David Hogg, npr.org
“Unlike the US, Switzerland has mandatory military service for men. All men between the ages of 18 and 34 deemed 'fit for service' are given a pistol or a rifle and trained.”— Hilary Brueck, sfgate.com
“To those politicians who say change will not come, I say we will not stop until every man, every woman, every child, and every American can live without fear of gun violence, to that I say, 'No more'!”— David Hogg, teenvogue.com
“We’re the mass shooting generation. I was born months after Columbine. I’m 17 years old and we’ve had 17 years of mass shootings.”— Cameron Kasky, huffingtonpost.com
“I don't need no Smith & Wesson, no girl, who you testin'? Fuck a Scantron, here's your lesson, oh knife in intestine. Takin' shots with all your brethren, no feel like I'm damaged feelin' like you fuckin' planned it.”— XXXTENTACION, open.spotify.com
“Don't lie to us. Don't make any more false promises, because when you do, children die.”— David Hogg, cbsnews.com
“Instead of more thoughts and prayers, I’m going to commit myself to write more and work harder against gun violence.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“The left sometimes focuses on ‘gun control,’ which scares off gun owners and leads to more gun sales. A better framing is ‘gun safety’ or ‘reducing gun violence,’ and using auto safety as a model—constant efforts to make the products safer and to limit access by people who are most likely to misuse…”— Nicholas Kristof, nytimes.com
“When a mass shooting occurs, we talk about gun control and mental health issues, but we never talk about toxic masculinity or male violence. Women have access to guns. Women suffer from mental health issues. So what’s the difference? Why can’t we talk about it in those terms?”— lezbianprince, lezbianprince.tumblr.com
“As study after study has proven, few criminals are stupid enough to try to pass a background check or have their names in any kind of system. So they get their guns the same way bad guys have always gotten their guns—by stealing them or by buying them from an unlicensed source or getting from from f…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Opponents of gun rights often use a lot of scary descriptive phrases when proposing legislative action against various types of weapons. Ban "assault weapons" they say, or "military-style weapons," or "high-capacity magazines." Those all do sound a little ominous, until you understand what they are…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“...you are the citizens the antigun movement and the media blame when a deranged madman uses a gun to commit a horrific act. When one of these tragedies occurs, you can e sure two things are going to follow. First, opponents of gun rights will immediately exploit the situation to push their antigun…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Our mental health system is broken, and it needs to be fixed. Politicians have ignored this issue because it is such a complex problem, and it might cost some big money. But the face is we need to fix this problem now.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“What is foolish and unnecessary is the media criticism that immediately ties a well-publicized crime to the gun rather than to the criminal.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“We have to be alert and report suspicious strangers or packages. We have to create community boards that can work in tandem, not in "gotcha" mode," when dealing with local authorities. As relatives and friends, we have to be vigilant when someone close to us is suddenly showing deep signs of depress…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com