Elizabeth Esty Quotes

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.

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

How many more school shootings do we need before we start talking about this as a social problem, and not merely a random collection of isolated incidents?

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 is considerable merit to the notion of treating gun violence as a public health matter.

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.

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

What keeps me up at night is our nation's continued and burgeoning lack of rationality in response to mass shootings.

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.

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

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

I think it's safe to say that mass shootings pose a gigantic threat to national security.

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

The vast majority of people who have guns never hurt anybody.

We must get rid of all the guns.

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

Guns aren't the problem; sick people are.

We all know the NRA's position: guns don't kill people—grapes do.

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.

Gun violence and social justice are near and dear to my heart. And they are so connected it's sad.

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.

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.