Facts Quote by Martha MacCallum

You can only explain America's gun violence problem through guns, because mental illness doesn't automatically lead to violence, and it doesn't lead to violence…

— Chris Murphy

“There is another real cost to linking gun violence with mental illness. Dr. Renee Binder, President of the American Psychiatric Association and herself a…

— John R. Lott Jr

Everyone agrees that there are individuals who are seriously mentally ill and should not have guns.

— Tom Tancredo

We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access…

— Charles B. Rangel

“Police routinely shooting mentally challenged people is a very disturbing trend.”

— Steven Magee

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

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

— Peter Bergen

A very tiny percentage of people with mental illness are also violent. We know this. The constant linking of the two together in national…

— Chirlane McCray

I'm wary when legislators say the solution to school shootings is mental health care, because it suggests that people who are mentally ill are…

— Tina Smith

There's been another mass shooting by a crazy person, and liberals still refuse to consider institutionalizing the dangerously mentally ill.

— Ann Coulter

We have to tighten our gun laws and keep guns out of the hands of criminals, the mentally ill, and domestic abusers.

— Richard Cordray

I'm trying to push for common-sense gun reform and mental illness reform so we can make sure that these individuals that have a criminal…

— David Hogg