I've come to the conclusion that military style weapons really don't have any place in our society. We ought to reinstate the… — Mark Udall Copy Share Image
When President Obama first unveiled his gun control proposals recommending a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and better background checks,… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Passing a law like the assault weapons ban is a symbolic - purely symbolic - move in that direction. Its only real… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Waco was supposed to be a way for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Clinton administration to prove the… — Steve Stockman Copy Share Image
The people that are proposing banning assault weapons, well, first of all they're already banned. Assault weapon is a fully automatic, those… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
It is true that the vast majority of gun deaths in America are not the consequence of the use of an 'assault… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Do not tell me that I have not shown courage in standing up to the gun people, in voting to ban assault… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What we do in Connecticut is ban assault weapons. We ban high-capacity magazines. We have true universal background checks, and we require… — Chris Murphy Copy Share Image
President Bush said he didn't want to renew the Assault Weapons Ban because it might 'infringe on hunters' rights'. Who needs an… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
“For all the emphasis on assault weapons, 68 percent of mass public shootings did not involve any long guns (Figure 2). Eighty-four… — John R. Lott Jr 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
Now, Florida laws do not regulate assault weapons or large capacity ammunition magazines. Doesn't even require a permit to purchase a gun… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of… — Lois Frankel Copy Share Image
The ban on assault weapons has decreased gun violence in Baltimore not one iota. That's because few, if any, of the shootings… — Gregory Kane Copy Share Image
I can understand that if you have sold arms to the ayatollah why you might not be quite as sensitive to the… — Chuck Robb Copy Share Image
The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We need to ban assault weapons. We need to ban the high-capacity clips and magazines. We need serious background information, system upgrade. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
I happen to believe that certain types of assault weapons, which are manufactured and designed for military purposes to kill people very… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Why can't a democrat get fired up about protecting the environment and enacting gun control legislation just as right wing republicans get… — Moby Copy Share Image
When you have got military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, they're intended for one purpose. And that is to inflict as much… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I support an assault weapons ban, and I'll tell you why. We already have one in California, so I don't support doing… — Eric Swalwell Copy Share Image
We need to digitize gun-sales records, mandate universal background checks, close gun-show loopholes and straw-man purchases, ban high-capacity magazines, and push for… — Emma Gonzalez Copy Share Image
California has rules against assault weapons. It's just those rules are inherently so technical and have to do with cosmetic features, you… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
