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We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to psychiatric services in this country.

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

Obviously, we think it's important to make sure that firearms do not get in the hands of people who are criminals, convicted felons or adjudicated as mentally ill.

Guns are part of the American psyche, aren't they? This is collateral damage for having a Wild West mentality. It's intrinsic to the American psyche. It's never going to change.

Just getting something in the books that makes sure people with mental illness and terrorists can't get guns would be a good idea.

Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.

The fight for sanity in our gun safety laws is not by any means over. In many ways it's just beginning.

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.

Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.

There are too many guns in the hands of people that shouldn't have guns. There is too much gun violence in America.