Citizens Quote by Laurence Tribe

It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law.…

— Rick Scott

The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to…

— William Rawle

A government that intended to protect the liberty of the people would not disarm them. A government planning the opposite most certainly and logically…

— Charley Reese

What are we going to do if citizens are disarmed, and the government doesn't obey its own laws?

— Jeff Cooper

I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.

— Lamar S. Smith

Congress shall never disarm any citizen unless such as are or have been in actual rebellion.

— James Madison

Governments should not possess instruments of coercion and violence denied to their citizens.

— Edgar A Suter

And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience;…

— Samuel Adams

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

— Thomas Jefferson

The American people must be assured that no federal agency can trample their First Amendment rights.

— Mark Meadows

There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.

— Thomas Jefferson

“While I oppose most gun control proposals, there is one group of Americans I do believe should be disarmed: federal agents.”

— Ron Paul