Second Amendment Quotes

109 quotes by 81 authors

I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can't… — Charlton Heston
You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the `assault weapons' of the First Amendment. They're ugly, a lot of people… — Charlton Heston
When they took the Fourth Amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the Sixth Amendment, I kept quiet because I… — Tim Freeman
The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway… — Bob Schaffer
The Second Amendment is not about duck hunting, and I know I'm not going to make very many friends saying this, but it's about our… — Suzanna Hupp
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed - where the government refuses… — Alex Kozinski
The Second Amendment's language and historical and philosophical background demonstrated that it was designed to guarantee individuals the possession of certain kinds of arms for… — Don Kates
The people will not understand the importance of the Second Amendment until it is too late. — Thomas Jefferson
My excellent colleagues have forgotten these bitter lessons of history. The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines the way vivid stories of gun… — Alex Kozinski
And it never, ever was interpreted that the Second Amendment meant individual's right to bear arms — Rosie O'Donnell
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not… — Robert A. Heinlein
In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it does not protect… — Stephen Halbrook
Get rid of the guns. We had the Second Amendment that said you have the right to bear arms. I haven't seen the British really… — Roger Rosenblatt
President Bush has a record of cutting taxes, has provided a prescription drug benefit for seniors, has upheld the Second Amendment and remains committed to… — Bill Shuster
We've got some people who think Shariah law oughta be the law of the land, forget the Constitution. But the guns are there, the Second… — Louie Gohmert
The Second Amendment isn't about duck hunting or target shooting. — Massad Ayoob
Indeed, that the Second Amendment poses no barrier to strong gun laws is perhaps the most well-settled proposition in American constitutional law. — Erwin Griswold
All that first term, lip service to gun owners is just part of a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions… — Wayne LaPierre
We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists. — Patrick Henry
Who are the militia, if they be not the people of this country...? I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the… — George Mason

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