Right to bear arms Quotes

The balance of power is the scale of peace.

— Thomas Paine

All power is inherent in the people.

— Thomas Jefferson

A free people ought...to be armed

— George Washington

The right to bear arms? What about the right to live?

— Stevie Wonder

The people have a right to keep and bear arms.

— Patrick Henry

Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty.

— Thomas Jefferson

I want people to have the right to bear arms.

— Richard Shelby

Karate is the best thing you can do for your child.

— Chuck Norris

Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.

— William Barclay

The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people.

— Fisher Ames

I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.

— George Mason

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite

— George Washington

The possession of unnecessary implements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment uprisings.

— Toyotomi Hideyoshi

“Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution.”

— DaShanne Stokes

To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms...

— Richard Henry Lee

A textual analysis of the Second Amendment supports an individual right to bear arms.

— Samuel Ray Cummings

The people cannot be all, and always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance…

— Thomas Jefferson

This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best…

— Alexander Hamilton

“I thank God for freedoms we’ve got in this country. I cherish them and treasure them—even the right to burn the flag.…

— Joseph Befumo

I want to protect our constitutional right to bear arms in a legal and thoughtful way with background checks that also don't…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will…

— Tench Coxe

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

— John Adams

When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It's not fair…

— Jesse Ventura

Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding…

— Brandon Webb

When the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British parliament was advised by an artful man [Sir William…

— George Mason

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme…

— Noah Webster

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

— Thomas Jefferson

According to the National Crime Survey administered by the Bureau of the Census and the National Institute of Justice, it was found…

— Gary Kleck

The National Rifle Association is always arguing that the Second Amendment determines the right to bear arms. But I think it really…

— Robert Bork

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be…

— Cesare Beccaria

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

“So what exactly did Jesus say about gays?  Well, nothing actually, but he did say something about loving the least of god’s…

— Noah Lugeons

If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of…

— Orrin Hatch

We're a heart attack away from losing the right to bear arms.

— Jeff Foxworthy

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

— Al Sharpton

I'm for the constitutional right to bear arms. I'm a hunter, and so is my son.

— Bill Nelson

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

— Thomas Jefferson

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

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

— Ronald Reagan