Gun Control Quotes

364 Gun Control quotes by 198 unique authors

Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what… — Aristotle
The totalitarian states can do great things, but there is one thing they cannot do: they cannot give the factory-worker a rifle and tell him… — George Orwell
I learn with great concern that [one] portion of our frontier so interesting, so important, and so exposed, should be so entirely unprovided with common… — Thomas Jefferson
I like automatic weapons. I fought for my right to use them in Vietnam. — Oliver Stone
... I must say this concerning the great controversy over rifles and shotguns. The only thing I've ever said is that in areas where the… — Malcolm X
Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order... — Thomas Paine
The Brady Bill's only effect will be to desensitize the public to regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation. — Charles Krauthammer
I'm sick of all you ammo-phobes being intolerant of my gun. — Patrick Henry
This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for. — Patrick Henry
The Second Amendment only protects the people who want all the guns they can have. The rest of us, we've got no Second Amendment. What… — Louise Slaughter
Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire… — Joe Biden
The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans. A revolt from people who were… — Danny Glover
We have federal regulations and state laws that prohibit hunting ducks with more than three rounds. And yet it's legal to hunt humans with 15-round,… — Dianne Feinstein
It's the kind of turn that happened to the great country of Germany, when Nazis came over and created tragic things, and they had to… — Tony Bennett
...the rank and file are usually much more primitive than we imagine. Propaganda must therefore always be essentially simple and repetitious. — Joseph Goebbels
The governments of Europe are afraid to trust the people with arms. If they did, the people would certainly shake off the yoke of tyranny,… — James Madison
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
Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing… — L. Neil Smith
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence… — George Washington
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. — William S. Burroughs
Americans need not fear the federal government because they enjoy the advantage of being armed, which you possess over the people of almost every other… — James Madison
I bought original, real guns of the type we used in 'Tomb Raider' for security. Brad and I are not against having a gun in… — Angelina Jolie
We would just go out and line up a bunch of cans and shoot with rifles, handguns and at times, submachine guns... When I was… — Johnny Depp
The Second Amendment of our Bill of Rights is my Concealed Weapons Permit, period. — Ted Nugent

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