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 Copy Share Image
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.... Notwithstanding the military establishments… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
To model our political system upon speculations of lasting tranquility, is to calculate on the weaker springs of the human character. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Wherever standing armies are kept up, and when the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color… — St. George Tucker Copy Share Image
If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders… — John Adams Copy Share Image
A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a… — George Mason Copy Share Image
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjugated races to possess arms. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
No Kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and… — James Burgh Copy Share Image
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms... — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people. — George Mason Copy Share Image
The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
