Education Quote by Jon Gutmacher

“In fact, private citizens legally use firearms in self-defense 800,000 to two and one half million times a year according to a study by…

— Jon Gutmacher

“No one knows how often guns are used for self-defense. According to a Cato Institute white paper called Tough Targets, the number of crimes…

— Colin Flaherty

“Without question, most researchers believe that guns are used more often in self-defense than in the commission of a crime. They also believe that…

— John R. Lott Jr

“There is a clear consensus among economists about self-defense, gun-free zones, firearms and suicide, and concealed handgun laws. Among North American economists: •​Eighty-eight percent…

— John R. Lott Jr

“For all the emphasis on assault weapons, 68 percent of mass public shootings did not involve any long guns (Figure 2). Eighty-four percent of…

— John R. Lott Jr

Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time again, that 99.99999% of American gun owners do not commit crimes or use…

— Ted Nugent

Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the…

— Ronald Reagan

“Gary Kleck of Florida State University even said that he doesn’t know of any “credible criminologist” who believes that “with more guns there are…

— John R. Lott Jr

I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit to own…

— John Silber

In a comprehensive study of all public multiple shooting incidents in America between 1977 and 1999, economists John Lott and Bill Landes found that…

— Ann Coulter

“In a study that I did on the years 1995–2001, I found that children under ten were involved in an average of only nine…

— John R. Lott Jr

It is absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt that more firearms in a society actually cuts the amount of crime in that same…

— Matt Shea