Handguns Quotes

Handguns are a public-health problem.

— Josh Sugarmann

Only the police should have handguns.

— William J. Clinton

No wise man ever took a handgun to a gun fight.

— Wyatt Earp

I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody

— Giuliano Zaccardelli

The people have a right to keep and bear arms.

— Patrick Henry

Who needs a handgun when you've got a semiautomatic?

— Natalie Angier

A small handgun makes any TV remote control.

— David Letterman

Handguns are a public health issue.

— Joycelyn Elders

Leaving aside handguns and hunting weapons, what's the justification for possessing an AR-15-style weapon?

— Richard Cohen

A handgun at two hundred feet is the same thing as crossing your fingers and making a wish.

— Lee Child

To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.

— George Mason

“But in country after country—including the United States—cars kill far more people than do handguns.”

— Daniel Gardner

To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes.

— Sarah Brady

In my opinion, the only people who should have handguns are the police.

— Johnny Van Zant

There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.

— Brett Kavanaugh

The NRA is right...handgun controls do little to stop criminals from obtaining handguns.

— Josh Sugarmann

There is something about a Luger that separates it from all other handguns, and Luger devotees and Luger society members speak of…

— Dick Cavett

Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax…

— Josh Sugarmann

College is like a woman: you work so hard to get in, and nine months later you wish you'd never come. We…

— Dan Rather

We have to start with a ban on the manufacturing and import of handguns. From there we register the guns which are…

— Major Owens

I shortly will introduce legislation banning the sale, manufacture or possession of handguns (with exceptions for law enforcement and licensed target clubs)...…

— John Chafee

Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides…

— Ronald Reagan

I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot…

— Barack Obama

...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens,…

— Alexander Hamilton

If I do get a handgun, I can take it to the sheriff's department, and in about as much time as it…

— Jonathan Gottschall

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has charged a man with going deer hunting with a handgun in a Wal-Mart parking lot. He is…

— Jay Leno

America's the great conundrum and the great dream and the great fascination: the new land, the new world, the new temple, the…

— Anne Waldman

Our current gun culture simply ensures that more and more domestic disputes will end in the ultimate tragedy, and that more convenience-store…

— Bob Costas

By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and…

— John F. Kennedy

I support a total ban on handgun ownership for anyone under eighteen. Uzis should be absolutely banned from entering this country. Automatic…

— Joycelyn Elders

Fear, physical pain, and death are just part of the price Americans pay for the easy access of handguns. It is estimated…

— Josh Sugarmann

I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a…

— Barack Obama

Number one, we need to get in shape, number two we need to shoot, number three, we need to learn self-defense, and…

— Matt Shea

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

— William J. Clinton

With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases.

— Ronald Reagan

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

— John Adams

The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.

— Edward Abbey

The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.

— Jackson Katz

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe.

— Noah Webster

If OJ Simpson did not have a handgun, Nicole and Ron would still be alive today.

— Bob Costas