Citizens Quote by George Washington

Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.

— Benjamin Franklin

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

If the government decides to become a tyrannical government, our guns are to protect us against that.

— Chuck Norris

Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Citizens have the natural right and the common sense duty to protect themselves, their families, their communities, and their property...guns are the equalizing tools…

— Edgar A Suter

That guns do more than protect us from criminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government.

— Lyn Nofziger

Half of the [USA] population, roughly, thinks the world was created a couple thousand years ago. Two thirds of the country is expecting the…

— Noam Chomsky

The majority falls prey to the delusion–popular in some circles–that ordinary people are too careless and stupid to own guns, and we would be…

— Alex Kozinski

A government that does not trust it's law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is itself unworthy of trust.

— James Madison

“One of the arguments that authoritarian governments use to ward off the call for greater political freedom is to argue that American-style democracy is…

— Evan Osnos

Gun owners are not buying firearms because they anticipate a confrontation with the government. Rather, we anticipate confrontations where the government isn't there -…

— Wayne LaPierre

“Other developed nations don’t have this problem. They have commonsense laws to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton