There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon.

Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.

I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe.

If you walk into somebody's office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half down, tattoos up and down your arms and on your neck, and you wonder why somebody won't hire you? They don't hire you 'cause you look like you're crazy!

We need to ban assault weapons. We need to ban the high-capacity clips and magazines. We need serious background information, system upgrade.