Boys Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun,”

— Henry David Thoreau

It is often easier for our children to obtain a gun than it is to find a good school.

— Joycelyn Elders

We can begin to address the issue of guns by teaching our young people how to deal with situations in nonviolent ways. Someone said…

— Joycelyn Elders

We need to educate our young people about the dangers of gun violence and that there are real consequences for solving disputes with guns.

— Lori Lightfoot

“Educated gun handlers were alive because ignorance can’t be taught – Dad’s favorite saying.”

— Anonymous

From the onset, I saw victims on both ends of the gun. I will mourn my son's death for the rest of my life.…

— Azim Khamisa

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

— Malala Yousafzai

The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

After every massacre in a school, Americans grasp at quick cures. 'Let's install metal detectors and give guns to teachers' Let's crack down on…

— Bill Dedman

I think the fact that we allow guns in our country is the main problem with school shootings.

— Josh Hartnett

Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.

— Jon Meacham

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. I call on Congress today to…

— Wayne LaPierre