Authority Quote by John Paul Stevens

“Federal gun control of the twentieth century has made machine guns unusual and uncommon, while the absence of serious restrictions on the availability of…

— Adam Winkler

I say that the Second Amendment doesn't allow for exceptions - or else it would have read that the right "to keep and bear…

— Harry Browne

Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second…

— Cass Sunstein

And it never, ever was interpreted that the Second Amendment meant individual's right to bear arms

— Rosie O'Donnell

The most cogent principle that can be drawn from traditional limitations on the right to keep and bear arms is that dangerous persons likely…

— Thomas Hardiman

I think that for most of our history, there was a nuanced reading of the Second Amendment until the decision by the late Justice…

— Hillary Clinton

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

The First Amendment is not without limits.

— Jerry Falwell

As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any…

— Jeff Miller

...the people who talk most about the need to regulate guns are also usually the same people who know the least about them. Ask…

— Glenn Beck

We have to fulfill what the real meaning of the Second Amendment is: reasonable access to guns for self-protection and for hunting. And there's…

— Alan Dershowitz

Those who drafted and ratified the Second Amendment were undoubtedly aware that the right they were establishing carried a risk of misuse, and States…

— Thomas Hardiman