2 amendment Quote by John Adams

Here, every private person is authorized to arm himself, and on the strength of this authority, I do not deny the inhabitants had a…

— John Adams

The laws allow arms to be taken against an armed foe.

— Ovid

To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns,…

— John Adams

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.

— Thomas Jefferson

Arms cannot be regarded as merchandise in our world. They should be delivered to the peoples asking for them for use against the common…

— Che Guevara

“It is a natural right which the people have reserved to themselves, confirmed by the Bill of Rights, to keep arms for their own…

— Stephen P. Halbrook

Arming domestic police forces with paramilitary weaponry will ensure their systematic use even in the absence of a terrorist attack on US soil; they…

— Glenn Greenwald

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms... serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with…

— Cesare Beccaria

If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm…

— David Mamet

People have a right to be able to bear arms.

— Mitt Romney

The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing…

— Joel Barlow

To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes.

— Sarah Brady