Things happen for a reason Quote by Rutherford Birchard Hayes

You can have all the muskets you want! You can even have assault muskets!...Their (the NRA's) paranoid fear of a possible dystopic future prevents…

— Jon Stewart

The truth is that any good modern rifle is good enough. The determining factor is the man behind the gun.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.

— Jeff Cooper

About guns, about hunting, it's safe to say I know nothing. The last gun I fired was a musket at Boy Scout camp.

— Rosecrans Baldwin

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a…

— Joe Perry

I have a lot of fun with guns, especially the M-16, but my favourite is my little .22. It fits nicely in the palm…

— Jeri Ryan

I am still ready to shake hands with anyone who designs a better assault rifle than mine.

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

I've learned that guns are exceptionally challenging to use effectively, with a power that must be respected. But mostly what I've learned is that…

— Trieste Kelly Dunn

I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I…

— Jon Meacham

It is not rifles but people who triumph, and the conclusion from all the wars is that we need better people, not better rifles…

— Shimon Peres

Only accurate rifles are interesting

— Townsend Whelen