I just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by… — Janet Reno Copy Share Image
“I have a Thompson SubMachine gun and we shoot sharks with it. As soon as they put their heads out we give… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
We know that when law abiding citizens who know how to utilize a firearm have one on their person, it helps prevent… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
My father had a handgun on the bedside table, and we were all taught to handle firearms. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things. — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. — John Adams Copy Share Image
My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America. — Steve Kanaly Copy Share Image
I am open and willing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a variety of appropriate measures… — Kurt Schrader Copy Share Image
That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Of all the weapons discussed in this book, nothing is more important than your primary firearm. Keep it cleaned, keep it oiled,… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
A new report shows that, in Virginia, gun violence has fallen as the sale of firearms has soared to a new record.… — Fred Thompson Copy Share Image
We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
No country that permits firearms to be widely and randomly distributed among its population - especially firearms that are capable of wounding… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
“Hascomb snatched an ancient weapon out of his glove compartment. Officers have smuggled them home from the last five wars. The Colt.45… — John D. MacDonald Copy Share Image
I always accepted the libertarian position of minimum regulation in the sale and use of firearms because I placed guns under the… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
Today, we will hear from federal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and… — James Inhofe Copy Share Image
“In fact, private citizens legally use firearms in self-defense 800,000 to two and one half million times a year according to a… — Jon Gutmacher Copy Share Image
Very close by the CMS shops, hidden about a quarter mile away in the woods, was the prison's rifle range. Correctional officers… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
Gun-free zones don't deter criminals-they help them by providing a guarantee that they will not face any armed resistance. But they do… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
“spend most of my time repairing firearms in a perfectly legal shop the club runs. I design and install custom security systems… — Joanna Wylde Copy Share Image
At Waco, was there really an urgency to get those people out of the compound at that particular time? Was the press… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Assault weapons—just like armor-piercing bullets, machine guns, and plastic firearms—are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion… — Josh Sugarmann Copy Share Image
It's a shame to see drug dealers enter and leave the United States as if nothing in addition to those that purchase… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
C-68 has little to do with gun control or crime control, but it is the first step necessary to begin the social… — Sharon Carstairs Copy Share Image
The guards didn't carry weapons. Malcolm X had insisted that the guards not carry firearms that day [February 21, 1965]. — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
It's true that the judgement of what firearms should be prohibited will be decided by the government of the day - and… — Allan Rock Copy Share Image
We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans... — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
We must be open to considering who can purchase firearms and what kind of firearms are available for purchase. — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
“America is the home of rifle shooting, and there is no doubt that Americans are…more "rifle-minded" than the British.” — John "Pondoro" Taylor Copy Share Image
For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm. — John O'Hara Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Expanding background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms is simple, popular, and commonsense. — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
... protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm in this country sir! Not! That is expressly ruled out! — Allan Rock Copy Share Image
I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot. — James Spader Copy Share Image