Amendment Quotes · Page 31

Indeed, that the Second Amendment poses no barrier to strong gun laws is perhaps the most well-settled proposition in American constitutional law.

— Erwin Griswold

I really believe amendment " to make English our common and unifying language" is racist. I think it's directed basically to people…

— Ruben Aguilar

Why is it that the same people who have the least confidence in the police and the military are the most willing…

— Ann Coulter

I am a Republican because of my military background, my pro-life beliefs, my support for the Second Amendment, and my belief that…

— John Shimkus

But there are 90 million gun owners in the United States. Only 3.5 million want the insurance and magazines and the various…

— Michael D. Barnes

As our city and country begin the long, rocky road of recovery from COVID, we still must avoid the pitfalls of another…

— Eric Adams

“Other developed nations don’t have this problem. They have commonsense laws to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

I could actually be somebody that, if you showed me new gun-control legislation could help solve this problem, I might actually be…

— Dana Perino

The number-one defender of the Second Amendment rights is the National Rifle Association. The NRA works tirelessly to elect pro-Second Amendment candidates,…

— Thom Tillis

I find this proposed amendment very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral. And, you know, if civil disobedience is the way to…

— Rosie O'Donnell

The N.R.A.'s blessing of restrictions on bump stocks - devices that make semiautomatic weapons fire faster - is designed to pre-empt anything…

— Charlie Sykes

If I'm able to communicate one thing to adults, it would be this: it should not be easier to purchase a gun…

— Emma Gonzalez

Nobody with a criminal record would ever be allowed to buy a gun. All assault weapons would be banned, completely. And everybody…

— Joycelyn Elders

There are a lot of people who want to retain the Eighth Amendment - I don't agree with that view myself -…

— Leo Varadkar

Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. I'm a bad…

— Sammy Gravano

The Obama administration, like those before it, promotes a disturbingly narrow interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, misapplying the facts of old analog…

— Barton Gellman

We have the Second Amendment, but no privilege or right under the U.S. Constitution is unlimited.

— Bob Menendez

They're still out there talking about gun control measures, as if somehow terrorists care about what our gun laws are.

— Dalia Mogahed

As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going…

— Ronald Reagan

I know it’s stupid to not own a gun yet have so many triggers, but in some other world gigantic seashells hold…

— Jeffrey McDaniel

The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying.

— Liam Neeson

I don't know if Hillary [Clinton] was saying it in a sarcastic manner, but I'm very proud to have the endorsement of…

— Donald Trump

Understanding the long, sordid history of gun control in America is key to understanding the dangers of disarming.

— Niger Innis

Stop blaming guns for this tragedy when people are the ones pulling the trigger. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

— Anonymous

You want to know my definition of gun control? Being able to stand there at 25 meters and put two rounds in…

— Jesse Ventura

Millions and millions of people are proud gun owners, and they do it responsibly and by the law.

— Joe Manchin

I don't support any gun-control legislation - the effort for a new assault-weapons ban, with a ban on semiautomatic weapons, is something…

— Mitt Romney

Are we going to change the Constitution? I hope never. We would have to amend it. Let's uphold the Second Amendment.

— Richard Shelby

I constantly hear from residents throughout my community about the need for common sense action in Congress to reduce gun violence.

— Mikie Sherrill

A Gun with no gunpowder is a useless toy so as A person with no knowledge or Sense of humor ...

— Mustapha Falalu Bello

If the people at the top think that reaching for a gun will solve the problem, why shouldn't the people at the…

— Michael Moorcock

Safe storage and child access prevention laws are critical steps as we seek to reduce the occurrence of accidental shootings and suicides…

— Carl Levin

The militia had the same equipment as the military to protect them against the tyrannical government. It's more important today than ever…

— Ted Yoho

Every gun regulation that President [Barack] Obama has advocated for, California has already. And it didn't stop terrorism.

— Rand Paul

What keeps me up at night is our nation's continued and burgeoning lack of rationality in response to mass shootings.

— Paul G. Tremblay

If I were a betting man, the odds are that Obama's White House and Justice Department will double down on their gun-control…

— Wayne LaPierre

If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at…

— Harry Browne

It isn't brave to stand up for gun control in a building surrounded by armed guards. It's simply elitist.

— Katie Pavlich

If the goal is to reduce gun deaths and ensure safe, legal firearm usage, activists on both sides should stop fearing data…

— Leana S. Wen

When will it stop, when will our children be safe to play outside or to walk out the door without the sound…

— MzLady Bee