Hillary Clinton Quotes

What is wrong with keeping guns out of the hands of the wrong people?

The first thing is we got to make sure we try to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I want comprehensive background checks.

I hope we will come together as a nation and do whatever it takes to keep guns away from people who have no business with them.

Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too many military- style weapons on the streets. In a lot of places, our police are outgunned. We need comprehensive background checks, and we need to keep guns out of the hands of those who will do harm.

I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make sure that guns don't get in the hands of people that shouldn't have them.

We've got to get guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.

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.

Because I support the Second Amendment doesn't mean that I want people who shouldn't have guns to be able to threaten you, kill you or members of your family.

I think that there are certain guns that, of course, I don't know who needs a machine gun, personally. But I think rifles and things like that are fine. I think that in the wrong hand is when a gun becomes a problem.

The gun lobby whips up people and makes them believe that President Obama or I are coming for their guns. Well, that's ridiculous. And he's said it, I have said it. But we do want to save lives by keeping a gun from somebody who shouldn't have it.

Well, I think there has to be some (gun) control.

I do think gun control is important. I am a supporter of gun control.

I respect the second amendment and the right of individuals to own firearms. But I think that we all agree that there are some people who should not be able just to walk in and buy weapons of war.

When I think about what we need to do, we have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. I think we need comprehensive background checks, need to close the online loophole, close the gun show loophole. There's other matters that I think are sensible that are the kind of reforms that would make a difference that are not in any way conflicting with the Second Amendment.

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

Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven days to get a gun. Why don't you have to go through the same kind of screening you do to get a driver's license? It's totally insane.

If you're a terrorist, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun.

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.

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

I support the Second Amendment just like everybody else. It's not about taking guns away. It's about doing very simple things that will save lives.

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

Even though New York is the safest big city in the nation, there are still far too many illegal guns on our streets. Nearly all of them arrive from out of state - and most are sold by a small group of rogue gun dealers who refuse to obey federal laws.

Any idiot, especially one who is prepared to die, who has a gun, can start shooting up people.

I'm concerned about how and why there is no gun control.

I think again we're way out of balance. We've got to rein in what has become almost an article of faith that almost anybody can have a gun anywhere at any time. And I don't believe that is in the best interest of the vast majority of people.