Danny K. Davis Quotes

Universal background checks work. You keep the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That shouldn't be partisan - that should be something we can all agree to, but it became this huge battle and, you know, really, really a challenge.

It is high time our government take action and do everything in its power to help reduce gun violence in America and save lives.

There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.

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

But I'm not particularly comfortable around guns.

Nobody is denying we should investigate and do what we can to prevent gun crime in our cities and towns. But, we should not scapegoat the American gun owner for complicated, cultural problems we are just beginning to understand.

I'm not comfortable around guns.

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

It's time that Americans dealt seriously with guns, getting in place strong and appropriate measures - there is no excuse for anything but the strictest controls.

I'm concerned about how accessible guns are.

Gun Control is Being Able to Hit What You Aim At

Guns are not a defense. Guns are a risk.

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.

There's a strong body of evidence that shows that the more diligent we are in ensuring that guns are in the appropriate hands, the safer our communities will be.

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

I join President Obama and the vast majority of Chicagoans who are tired of waiting for Washington to get serious about gun violence.

It's a wonderful story for the gun lobby to tell that if you just load up schools with weapons, you'll be safer. All of the evidence suggests that homes and communities that have more weapons have more gun crimes, not less.

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

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.

We are for reasonable and sensible gun ownership so long as it's responsible in the way that criminals can't get it.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

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.

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.

There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.

Every time guns fall into the wrong hands and are used to intimidate, injure, or murder women, it erodes the rights of responsible gun owners everywhere.