No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the… — William Rawle Copy Share Image
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The right to self-protection, let alone the right to bear arms, doesn't exactly apply to Black people. — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
I understand the Second Amendment. I support it. People have the right to bear arms. — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The right to bear arms doesn't mean the right to bear weapons of mass destruction.” — Cat Cohen Copy Share Image
To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them. — George Mason Copy Share Image
I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Strict gun laws are about as effective as strict drug laws...It pains me to say this, but the NRA seems to be… — Mike Royko Copy Share Image
I find it very odd that the amendment about the right to bear arms, laws that were written so long ago, still… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
This American right to bear arms with, practically, a Muslim fierceness, sometimes seems as if it must be age-old, an ancient tradition… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
Hyde-Smith was sent to Washington because she believes in empowering the American worker by reducing taxes and cutting unnecessary red tape -… — Lara Trump Copy Share Image
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms,… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
Some might consider me an unlikely advocate for gun rights because I sustained terrible injuries in a violent shooting. But I'm a… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
What about your constitutional right to bear arms, you say. I would simply point out that you don’t have to exercise a… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
As far as I was concerned, the Panthers were 'baaaaaad.' The Party was more than bad; it was bodacious. The sheer audacity… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
My excellent colleagues have forgotten these bitter lessons of history. The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines the way vivid… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
The Constitution has to be interpreted loosely, otherwise it becomes a straitjacket. You can't interpret it literally. You can pretend to, and… — Richard Posner Copy Share Image
[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of physical forces… — Joel Barlow 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
Get rid of the guns. We had the Second Amendment that said you have the right to bear arms. I haven't seen… — Roger Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
“He, Jeff, and Troy Lee carried Super Soakers loaded with Grandma Lee's Vampire Cat Remedy, other Animals had garden sprayers slung on… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
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