Firearms Quotes

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Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense. — Bob Barr
Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and… — Hubert H. Humphrey
The people of the various provinces are strictly forbidden to have in their possession any swords, bows, spears, firearms or other types of arms. The… — Toyotomi Hideyoshi
No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much… — Colin Greenwood
If I were to select a jack-booted group of fascists who are perhaps as large a danger to American society as I could pick today,… — John Dingell
[President Clinton] boasts about 186,000 people denied firearms under the Brady Law rules. The Brady Law has been in force for three years. In that… — Charlton Heston
I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit to own a… — John Silber
Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them. In… — Charley Reese
As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's… — Charlton Heston
At Waco, was there really an urgency to get those people out of the compound at that particular time? Was the press going to make… — Clint Eastwood
The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace. — Janet Reno
Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal. — Janet Reno
And, I know the sense of helplessness that people feel. I know the urge to arm yourself because that's what I did. I was trained… — Dianne Feinstein
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... From the hour the Pilgrims… — George Washington
Why buy repeater carbines and nuclear armament - if this is kept at home a child can play with it — Jean Chretien
There are certain things in gun control that have a certain public appeal, but when you're legislating you need to look at the research on… — Kim Campbell
There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something… — Kim Campbell
Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve… — Heinrich Himmler
During waves of terror attacks, Israel's national police chief will call on all concealed-handgun permit holders to make sure they carry firearms at all times,… — John R. Lott Jr.
A handgun ban is not realistically enforceable. Confiscating guns would require house-to-house searches and alienate the very individuals whose compliance is essential to the success… — Don Kates

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