I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the right thing. And if I were governor and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
The Bar Association can do so much in teaching people how to resolve conflicts without knives and guns and fists.
I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the right thing. And if I were governor and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
The Bar Association can do so much in teaching people how to resolve conflicts without knives and guns and fists.
We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence.
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.
Right now, there is no way that the federal government can prevent someone who's on the terror watch list from buying a gun - none.
I personally don't like guns at all, so pointing a gun at someone or having a gun pointed at me makes me feel very unbecoming. I think they're a scourge.
I ask myself, 'Why can't a truck driver have the right to carry a gun?' Just think about it; put yourself in the shoes of a truck driver. He nods off at the petrol station... and when he wakes up the next day, his spare tyre has gone.
We've had enough with loopholes in our gun laws that allow dangerous people to get their hands on guns.
I was on my dad's tour bus when I was super little. My dad did a tour of 'Annie Get Your Gun' when I was really little, and I loved going and seeing him do that.
If you make a gun, you are either going to sell it or you are going to use it. And if you're going to sell it, someone else is going to use it.
There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.