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- That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace…
- The media insist that crime is the major concern of the American public today. In this connection they generally push the point that a disarmed…
- One correspondent, who is into psychology, notes that in his experience people who are hoplophobes are nearly always nutty in other ways, too. Hoplophobia [fear…
- Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen.
- Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun.
- The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy…
- A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.
- I am sometimes perplexed by people who refer to defensive rifles, or defensive rifle shooting. The defensive arm is the pistol, since you have it…
- One cannot legislate the maniacs off the street... these maniacs can only be shut down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things can happen in…
- We thought everybody knew by now that barrel length has almost nothing to do with accuracy. I believe the myth of the superior accuracy of…
- I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good…
- Already a couple of the faithful have sent in checks for a foundation memorial to the innocents who perished at the hands of the ninja…
- Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. The possession of a good rifle,…
- The proliferation of state concealed carry laws has evidently reduced the rate of violent street crime to a considerable extent. When the goblins do not…
- The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral…
- According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride,…
- The proliferation of right-to-carry laws throughout the states has drawn plaintive complaints from the criminal element. They feel that it makes their profession too dangerous…
- It seems that the concealed carry policy now in effect in 30 states is unfair to goblins. They cannot tell who is armed and who…
- It is long been a principal of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a…
- Buy ammunition! Remember that a man cannot have too many books, too many wines, or too much ammunition. Our adversaries on the other side are…
- Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one thing…
- Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are…
- The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil…
More Gun Quotes
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of… — William Henry Ashley
- Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
- If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons and take his gun away. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- I'm from Texas, and I would love to do an old-fashioned gun-slinging Western. — Jensen Ackles
- Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even… — Michael Badnarik
- Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws. — Michael Badnarik
- I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to… — Michael Badnarik
- I love New York City; I've got a gun. — Charles Barkley
- Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him… — Edward Abbey
- If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.… — Michael D. Barnes
- It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem. — Bob Barr