Firearms Quotes

I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.

gun registration is no more complex than the Income Tax system.

This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms.

It's true that the judgement of what firearms should be prohibited will be decided by the government of the day - and shouldn't it be that way?

I came to Ottawa with the firm belief that the only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers.

Not that I have any little kids running around I need to keep away from the guns. I had any kids I'd get rid of the guns. Nothing more dangerous to the life of a child than a house full of firearms. Nothing more dangerous except maybe a parent.

We should be licensing everybody with a gun. I have to have a license for my dog. I have to have a license for my car. If you’re going to do my hair later you have to have a license ... We don’t require a license to own a firearm?

Carrying a loaded firearm is the gateway crime to committing a murder.

It's hard to argue with the government. Remember, they are they run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, so they must know a thing or two about satisfying women.

It is a right to have a firearm to protect yourself. But it is not your right to be irresponsible. At the end of the day, it is not the gun that kills you, it is the irresponsible person that does.

The attitude of people associating guns with nothing but crime, that is what has to be changed. I grew up at a time when people were not afraid of people with firearms.

The issue here is not gun control. And it's not even astronomical cost overruns, although those are serious. What's really inexcusable is that Parliament was in the dark.

It is long been a principal of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully.

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

I think these things [firearms] were invented by Satan himself, for they can't be defended against with (ordinary) weapons and fists. All human strength vanishes when confronted with firearms. A man is dead before he sees what's coming.

... protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm in this country sir! Not! That is expressly ruled out!

The presence of a firearm makes us all safer.

I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody

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

If the world is where we hide from ourselves, what do we do when the world is no longer accessible? We invent a false name, invent a destiny, purchase a firearm through the mail.

There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something you do much later.

An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances. Put him out.

I've dealt with a lot of guns over my career, so I'm getting better and better with firearms.

I think every red-blooded male enjoys brandishing a firearm.

Sorry, I get a little excited when I talk about firearms.

I just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America.

I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot.

No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before.

We're not interested in confiscating their guns, as long as they are legitimate gun owners, as long as they store them appropriately, transport them appropriately and so on...

My kids were completely out of control, while I was working fifteen hours a day plus weekends. I screamed a lot, something I'm not particularly proud of, but it was that or firearms.

I don't think you should have firearms where people are drinking.

No country that permits firearms to be widely and randomly distributed among its population - especially firearms that are capable of wounding and killing human beings - can expect to escape violence, and a great deal of violence.

I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things.

Guns aren't just a tool of last resort. They're awesome. That's why people stroke them. And name them, and take pictures with them. You guys aren't just firearm enthusiasts — you're ammosexuals. And before you try and deny you have some sort of unnatural romantic relationship with your gun, consider this. You're taking it out to dinner! Because it completes you. Get a room.

Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless.

Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal.

Gun control is not the answer to stop crimes committed with firearms.

Think of the old cliché about ‘the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master.’ This, like many clichés, so lame and unexciting on the surface, actually expresses a great and terrible truth. It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always shoot themselves in: the head.

In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.

Well, maybe there are one or two things about the double jeopardy concept that are overlooked. I could be charged with violating my probation. I could be charged for illegal possession of a firearm or violating his civil rights if I did kill him. But when you're making a movie, there's only so much that you can do. I know that some people, while thoroughly enjoying it, have said, It's a little bit implausible. But it's such great fun.

Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished

There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is, how do we arm the other 11?

Without freedom there will be no firearms among the people; without firearms among the people there will not long be freedom. Certainly there are examples of countries where the people remain relatively free after the people have been disarmed, but there are no examples of a totalitarian state being created or existing where the people have personal arms.

If the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms insists upon a firefight, give them a firefight. Just remember, they're wearing flak jackets and you're better off shooting for the head.

Alcohol, firearms and a 4 wheel drive can go a long ways towards making a rain day into a fun rest day.

No, we're not looking at how to control criminals... we're talking about banning the AK-47 and semi-automatic guns.

After more than two decades of trying to destroy the firearms rights of more than 80 million law-abiding American gun owners - and statistically failing to show any impact on violent crime - the Brady 'Campaign Against Illegal Guns' is yet another crusade whose ultimate goal is to trample the Second Amendment into dust.