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

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

Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was very encouraging.

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

[...] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks. [...] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did.

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 have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.