Firearms Quotes · Page 2

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.

— Thomas Jefferson

I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things.

— Michael Gambon

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.

— John Adams

For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

— Thomas Jefferson

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

— John O'Hara

It's true that the judgement of what firearms should be prohibited will be decided by the government of the day - and…

— Allan Rock

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

We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans...

— William J. Clinton

That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights…

— John Adams

A new report shows that, in Virginia, gun violence has fallen as the sale of firearms has soared to a new record.…

— Fred Thompson

I am open and willing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a variety of appropriate measures…

— Kurt Schrader

No country that permits firearms to be widely and randomly distributed among its population - especially firearms that are capable of wounding…

— Margaret Mead

“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

The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now…

— Hubert H. Humphrey

I always accepted the libertarian position of minimum regulation in the sale and use of firearms because I placed guns under the…

— Michael Shermer

Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation…

— John F. Kennedy

The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by…

— Thomas Jefferson

If liberals can seize our guns because they are dangerous, we have no chance of holding on to our cars and our…

— Paul Craig Roberts

“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

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

“spend most of my time repairing firearms in a perfectly legal shop the club runs. I design and install custom security systems…

— Joanna Wylde

Think of the old cliché about ‘the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master.’ This, like many clichés, so lame…

— David Foster Wallace

[President Clinton] boasts about 186,000 people denied firearms under the Brady Law rules. The Brady Law has been in force for three…

— Charlton Heston

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

“America is the home of rifle shooting, and there is no doubt that Americans are…more "rifle-minded" than the British.”

— John "Pondoro" Taylor

Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless.

— Vladimir Lenin

... protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm in this country sir! Not! That is expressly ruled out!

— Allan Rock

I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot.

— James Spader

Literary detection and firearms don't really go hand in hand; pen mighter than the sword and so forth.

— Jasper Fforde

Expanding background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms is simple, popular, and commonsense.

— Alex Padilla

“I wondered...if there should be anything wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy (Republican) of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.”

— Ernest Hemingway

Medical marijuana users are now lobbying for the right to carry firearms. Because no one is a better shot than a stoned…

— Conan O'Brien

If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

— Dalai Lama

Until we can ban all of them [firearms], then we might as well ban none.

— Howard Metzenbaum

You have a right to love firearms. And you also have a right to hate them.

— John Popper

I question why the Department continued to watch the costs escalate without informing Parliament and without considering alternatives.

— Sheila Fraser

I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms.

— David Collenette

This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms.

— Ralph Klein

All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.

— Dianne Feinstein

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

— Gary Johnson