“I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army, we have them.” PeopleShouldStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsGunArmyAssaultAssault WeaponsUnited States Army Author:Wesley Clark
“The Assault Weapons Ban deals with a fictional distinction. You have guns that are exactly the same guns as are banned, in function, that were banned because of the way they look. And you know, that's the whole truth of this policy: it's to make politicians look as if they are doing something, when in point of fact, they are doing nothing.” IfsKnowsWayLooksWholeFactsDealsPolicyPoliticianWeaponsGunFunctionDistinctionAssaultDoing NothingBansBannedWhole TruthAssault WeaponsAssault Weapons Ban Author:Alan Keyes
“I come from a state that has virtually no gun control. And yet, at political peril, I voted for an instant background check, which I want to see strengthened and expanded. I voted to ban certain types of assault weapons which are designed only to kill people.” PeopleWantStatesPoliticalCertainTypeWeaponsGunBackgroundsChecksInstantGun ControlAssaultPerilBansAssault WeaponsBackground Checks Author:Bernie Sanders
“It is true that the vast majority of gun deaths in America are not the consequence of the use of an 'assault weapon.' But that begs the question of whether assault weapons have any real utility either in terms of any sporting or self protection needs.” NeedsRealSelfUseAmericaTermWeaponsGunConsequenceMajorityProtectionAssaultUtilitySelf ProtectionAssault Weapons Author:Joe Biden
“The ban on assault weapons has decreased gun violence in Baltimore not one iota. That's because few, if any, of the shootings were done with assault weapons.” IfsDoneViolenceWeaponsGunShootingAssaultBansGun ViolenceBaltimoreAssault Weapons Author:Gregory Kane
“Hitler overestimated the importance of [technology]. As a result, he would count on a mere handful of assault-gun detachment or the new Tiger tanks to restore situations where only large bodies of troops could have any prospect of success.” BodyResultsSituationTechnologyGunImportanceMereTroopsAssaultTigersHandfulDetachmentTanks Author:Erich von Manstein
“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 us from addressing our actual dystopic present. We can't even begin to address 30,000 gun deaths that are actually, in reality, happening in this country every year because a few of us must remain vigilant against the rise of an imaginary Hitler.” WantYearsCountryRealityHappeningsGunAddressesImaginaryAssaultParanoidVigilantNra Author:Jon Stewart
“I think that we should ban so-called junk guns. I think we should ban assault weapons like the weapons used here [in Fort Worth], yes. I think that the kinds of weapons that have no legitimate use for hunting or the kind of weapon that a homeowner would use, I think they should be banned, yes, those kind of weapons.” ThinkingShouldKindUseUsedWeaponsGunHuntingAssaultJunkBansBannedFortsAssault WeaponsHomeownersAssault Weapons BanFort Worth Author:Al Gore
“Our surest protection against assault from abroad has been not all our guards, gates and guns, or even our two oceans, but our essential goodness as a people. Our richest asset has been not our material wealth but our values.” PeopleHas BeensTwoValuesWealthMaterialsEssentialsGoodnessOceanGunProtectionGatesAssetsAssaultMaterial Wealth Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“President Bush said he didn't want to renew the Assault Weapons Ban because it might 'infringe on hunters' rights'. Who needs an AK-47 machine gun to go hunting? Let me tell you guys something... If it takes you 500 rounds to bring down a deer, I don't want you going to the bathroom in MY house!” IfsWantNeedsSaidMightGuyHousePresidentRightsWeaponsGunMachinesLet MeRoundsHuntingAssaultHuntersBathroomPresident BushBansDeerMachine GunsAssault WeaponsAk 47Assault Weapons Ban Author:Elayne Boosler
“Nobody with a criminal record would ever be allowed to buy a gun. All assault weapons would be banned, completely. And everybody who still possesses a gun license would receive mandatory education and training by professionals on how to handle a gun. After all, I can't drive my car until I pass a test proving I know how to handle a car.” KnowsStillsI CanWould BeKnow HowRecordsCarProveWeaponsTrainingGunTestsCriminalsHandleAssaultLicenseBannedAssault Weapons Author:Joycelyn Elders
“Do not tell me that I have not shown courage in standing up to the gun people, in voting to ban assault weapons, voting for instant background checks, voting to end the gun show loophole and now in a position to create a consensus in America on gun safety.” PeopleEndsShowsAmericaPositionWeaponsGunStandingSafetyBackgroundsChecksInstantVotingAssaultConsensusBansLoopholesAssault WeaponsGun SafetyBackground Checks Author:Bernie Sanders
“ISIL videos, ISIL training videos are telling lone wolves the easiest way to cut by a combat assault weapon in America is at a gun show, because of the flip-flopping political approach of Washington.” WayShowsAmericaPoliticalCuttingApproachWeaponsTrainingGunVideoCombatAssaultFlipLoneIsilLone WolfAssault WeaponsFlopping Author:Hillary Clinton
“Now, Florida laws do not regulate assault weapons or large capacity ammunition magazines. Doesn't even require a permit to purchase a gun or register it or be licensed. So if we don't have action on the federal level that would have set off the alert, it will be difficult to interrupt the plans of someone like this who clearly, by the time he went and purchased these weapons.” IfsActionLawDifficultLevelsPlansWeaponsGunCapacityMagazinesPermitFloridaAssaultRegisterAmmunitionAssault Weapons Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald Trump] can`t reach out and push off at the same time when he says - he says we want the ban on assault weapons, because they`re so very dangerous, and background checks on guns, given the level of violence in the country, he says he wants more guns to make us more secure.” WantCountryGivenLevelsViolenceDangerousTrumpWeaponsGunBackgroundsChecksSecureReach OutAssaultBansAssault WeaponsBackground Checks Author:Jesse Jackson
“I will take on the epidemics of gun violence and campus sexual assault, so that everyone in America is safe and respected, no matter who they are, where they live, or who they love.” MatterAmericaViolenceSafeGunAssaultEpidemicsCampusSexual AssaultGun Violence Author:Hillary Clinton
“The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them 'more' illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation.” YearsHas BeensPoliticalWeaponsGunAppearanceIgnorantAppealsOperationsAddressesIllegalAssaultBansBannedHoaxesAssault WeaponsAssault Weapons Ban Author:David Mamet
“This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all assault-weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals.” MatterCrimeProveWeaponsGunImportanceSafetyCriminalsDryStatisticsLegislationGun ControlAssaultPublic SafetyDry UpAssault WeaponsPro Gun ControlAssault Weapons Ban Author:Ronald Reagan
“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 tens of thousands of robberies, rapes and assaults committed with handguns. This level of violence must be stopped.” YearsDoeJusticeLevelsViolenceGunSuicideAverageCommittedDepartmentStatisticsGun ControlAssaultRobberyHandguns Author:Ronald Reagan
“Passing a law like the assault weapons ban is a symbolic - purely symbolic - move in that direction. Its only real justification is not to reduce crime but to desensitize the public to the regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation.” RealMovingLawCrimeWeaponsGunUltimatePassingPassingsPreparationRegulationJustificationGun ControlAssaultSymbolicBansRight To Bear ArmsBearing ArmsFounding Fathers GunHandgunsAssault WeaponsHandgun BanGun BanGun CrimeAssault Weapons Ban Author:Charles Krauthammer
“You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the 'assault weapons' of the First Amendment. They're ugly, a lot of people don't like them, but they're protected by the First Amendment - just as 'assault weapons' are protected by the Second Amendment.” PeopleFirstsWeaponsGunUglyAmendmentsProtectedGun ControlAssaultFirst AmendmentSecond AmendmentTabloidsPaparazziAssault Weapons Author:Charlton Heston