Quote by Samuel Hawley

“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

“Criminals are motivated by self-preservation, and handguns can therefore be a deterrent. The potential defensive nature of guns is further evidenced by the different…

— John R. Lott

At any one time, there are approximately 1.2 million fugitives at large in the United States - it is likely that approximately half a…

— William Barr

“guess the question is, how paranoid do you want to be? How many guns does it take to make you feel safe? And how…

— Stephen King

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

Crime in the cities is very discouraging. Apartment house dwellers have locks, bolts, chains and bars on their doors. It takes a tenant longer…

— Sam Ewing

“...when one considers that there are more than 750,000 police officers in the United States and that these officers have tens of millions of…

— David Klinger

The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying.

— Liam Neeson

“Crime statistics are the first refuge of the reporters and public officials in denial about racial violence. But here is what they do not…

— Colin Flaherty

If those states which did not have right-to-carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992, approximately 1,570 murders; 4,177 rapes; and over 60,000…

— John R. Lott Jr

Two million felons have tried to buy a gun and, because of the background check, have been denied.

— Joe Biden

If you are foolish enough to defend your own home against burglary, expect to be arrested, fingerprinted, DNA-swabbed, and probably charged.

— Peter Hitchens