Best Gun Quotations
2303 Gun quotes by 1384 unique authors
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Deerstalking would be a very fine sport if only the deer had guns.
— W. S. Gilbert
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You see, in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend - those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.
— Clint Eastwood
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What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
— Wilfred Owen
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Out of your awareness you cannot become soldiers in a war because you will be able to see, with clear eyes, that you are going…
— Rajneesh
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We should not take a Memorial Day recess until we pass a proper memorial for the slain students in Littleton, Colorado, and other school gun…
— John Conyers
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O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the…
— Mark Twain
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In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I…
— Tim Ferriss
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There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot…
— Ayn Rand
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Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting…
— Harry Browne
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I say that the Second Amendment doesn't allow for exceptions - or else it would have read that the right "to keep and bear arms…
— Harry Browne
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If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear…
— William E. Simon
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Switzerland is a land where crime is virtually unknown, yet most Swiss males are required by law to keep in their homes what amounts to…
— Tom Clancy
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This country was founded by religious nuts with guns.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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[At the end of the story, its main character, Tom] is now a great man of science, and can plan railroads, and steam-engines, and electric…
— Charles Kingsley
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We are indebted to Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin for giving us a weapon. The weapon is not a machine-gun, but Marxism-Leninism.
— Mao Zedong
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I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who…
— Malala Yousafzai
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My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned…
— Ann Hood
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25 States allow anyone to buy a gun, strap it on, and walk down the street with no permit of any kind: some say it's…
— Andrew Ford
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No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He,…
— James Burgh
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This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all assault-weapon crime, statistics…
— Ronald Reagan
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I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I…
— Ronald Reagan
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Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.
— Ronald Reagan
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With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases.
— Ronald Reagan
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Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens…
— Ronald Reagan
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