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Deaths from firearm injuries are horrible tragedies, but they are unfortunately just the tip of the iceberg. – Eric Fleegler	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It just seems like another tragic story of another child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else. – Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The entire idea that there was always a threat and knowing that the firearm was there, was such a control mechanism. – Ruth Glenn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The constitutional right of self-defense should not disappear simply because an individual crosses state lines, i’m pleased to join my Senate colleagues in this commonsense legislation to ensure that law-abiding Tennesseans who are permitted to carry a concealed firearm are able to exercise that right in other states, consistent with those states’ laws, without having to obtain a separate permit. – Bill Hagerty	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The final rule submitted today makes clear that firearm manufacturers, dealers and individuals cannot evade the important public safety protections passed by Congress simply by adding accessories to pistols that transform them into short-barreled rifles. – Merrick Garland	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That has nothing to do with me. You know, so I don’t, you know, I really don’t want to answer these questions without having an attorney involved in this situation, every firearm that – every firearm that I have owned has been disposed of. And that’s all I can tell you. – Frank James	Found on CNN 1 year ago
My bill would create a new tool that gives people experiencing the challenging swings of mental health illness to have the power to proactively and voluntarily protect themselves by putting themselves on a do-not-sell list for a firearm. – Pramila Jayapal	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The most charitable spin I can put on this is that they really thought they needed to do something to solve that, it's a criminal, violent act that's happening. Regulating legal firearm owners is not going to have the effect that they are desiring on that. – Amy Patrick	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It's a criminal, violent act that's happening. Regulating legal firearm owners is not going to have the effect that they are desiring on that. – Amy Patrick	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
That's going to make a big impact on our shot gunners and whether or not they can utilize the firearms that they have or potentially purchase a firearm that would be appropriate for bird hunting. – Amy Patrick	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
He shot, he discharged his firearm in the direction of a car, not knowing whether he hit anything or anyone. – Joey Jackson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood, my office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted. – George Gascón	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We were able to relate the casings found on both the scenes that are likely fired from the same firearm, we quickly started looking at other cases that could be similar and identify that there might be a really active public threat. – Kyle Hartsock	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m a very pro-law enforcement person, but I don’t think that my brothers and sisters at the Illinois State Police should be allowed to confiscate firearms for basically what are procedural violations, it says they can take away your firearm if your FOID card expired. – Katherine Rappel	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It says they can take away your firearm if your FOID card expired. – Katherine Rappel	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Democrats pushed for an assault weapons ban, I said no. They tried to get a new three-week mandatory waiting period for all gun purchases, I said no. Universal background checks, magazine bans, licensing requirements, the list goes on and on and on. And I said no, no, 1,000 times no, so, you might ask,' What is on the table ?' More mental health resources, more support for John Cornyn schools, and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
So, you might ask,' What is on the table ?' More mental health resources, more support for John Cornyn schools, and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
So you might ask what is on the table ? more mental health resources more support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
More mental health resources more support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Shawn was up there playing basketball with his brother and his cousin, he is 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, and it was just the three of them on the court playing when a car-load of kids, a car-load of teenagers … pulled into the lot. At that point they opened their windows and opened fire with, what at the time seemed to be a fully automatic firearm. – Jonathan Sinn	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law. – Smiley Martin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He( Dandrae) was charged with assault with a firearm, there could be more than the two shooters we're already aware of. – Chad Lewis	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Most concerning is that there has been an increase in the levels of violence used during these robberies and the frequency in which a firearm was used. – Michel Moore	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Mr. Baldwin knew that he could never point a firearm at crew members under any circumstances and had a duty of safety to his fellow crew members, yet Matt Hutchins did point the gun at Gutierrez Reed before the fatal incident against all rules and common sense. – Gutierrez Reed	Found on CNN 2 years ago

Deaths from firearm injuries are horrible tragedies, but they are unfortunately just the tip of the iceberg.

– Eric Fleegler

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It just seems like another tragic story of another child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else.

– Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The entire idea that there was always a threat and knowing that the firearm was there, was such a control mechanism.

– Ruth Glenn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The constitutional right of self-defense should not disappear simply because an individual crosses state lines, i’m pleased to join my Senate colleagues in this commonsense legislation to ensure that law-abiding Tennesseans who are permitted to carry a concealed firearm are able to exercise that right in other states, consistent with those states’ laws, without having to obtain a separate permit.

– Bill Hagerty

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The final rule submitted today makes clear that firearm manufacturers, dealers and individuals cannot evade the important public safety protections passed by Congress simply by adding accessories to pistols that transform them into short-barreled rifles.

– Merrick Garland

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That has nothing to do with me. You know, so I don’t, you know, I really don’t want to answer these questions without having an attorney involved in this situation, every firearm that – every firearm that I have owned has been disposed of. And that’s all I can tell you.

– Frank James

Found on CNN
1 year ago

My bill would create a new tool that gives people experiencing the challenging swings of mental health illness to have the power to proactively and voluntarily protect themselves by putting themselves on a do-not-sell list for a firearm.

– Pramila Jayapal

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The most charitable spin I can put on this is that they really thought they needed to do something to solve that, it's a criminal, violent act that's happening. Regulating legal firearm owners is not going to have the effect that they are desiring on that.

– Amy Patrick

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It's a criminal, violent act that's happening. Regulating legal firearm owners is not going to have the effect that they are desiring on that.

– Amy Patrick

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

That's going to make a big impact on our shot gunners and whether or not they can utilize the firearms that they have or potentially purchase a firearm that would be appropriate for bird hunting.

– Amy Patrick

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

He shot, he discharged his firearm in the direction of a car, not knowing whether he hit anything or anyone.

– Joey Jackson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood, my office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.

– George Gascón

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We were able to relate the casings found on both the scenes that are likely fired from the same firearm, we quickly started looking at other cases that could be similar and identify that there might be a really active public threat.

– Kyle Hartsock

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m a very pro-law enforcement person, but I don’t think that my brothers and sisters at the Illinois State Police should be allowed to confiscate firearms for basically what are procedural violations, it says they can take away your firearm if your FOID card expired.

– Katherine Rappel

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It says they can take away your firearm if your FOID card expired.

– Katherine Rappel

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Democrats pushed for an assault weapons ban, I said no. They tried to get a new three-week mandatory waiting period for all gun purchases, I said no. Universal background checks, magazine bans, licensing requirements, the list goes on and on and on. And I said no, no, 1,000 times no, so, you might ask,' What is on the table ?' More mental health resources, more support for John Cornyn schools, and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

So, you might ask,' What is on the table ?' More mental health resources, more support for John Cornyn schools, and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

So you might ask what is on the table ? more mental health resources more support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

More mental health resources more support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Shawn was up there playing basketball with his brother and his cousin, he is 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, and it was just the three of them on the court playing when a car-load of kids, a car-load of teenagers … pulled into the lot. At that point they opened their windows and opened fire with, what at the time seemed to be a fully automatic firearm.

– Jonathan Sinn

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law.

– Smiley Martin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He( Dandrae) was charged with assault with a firearm, there could be more than the two shooters we're already aware of.

– Chad Lewis

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Most concerning is that there has been an increase in the levels of violence used during these robberies and the frequency in which a firearm was used.

– Michel Moore

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Mr. Baldwin knew that he could never point a firearm at crew members under any circumstances and had a duty of safety to his fellow crew members, yet Matt Hutchins did point the gun at Gutierrez Reed before the fatal incident against all rules and common sense.

– Gutierrez Reed

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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