“These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.” PeopleWellsWarCommonGunSkinsInstrumentsIndianBowsArrowsMissouriWell DressedBows And Arrows Author:William Henry Ashley
“When the term "machine gun" enters common parlance, the word "machine" becomes much more sinister.” TermCommonGunMachinesSinisterMachine Guns Author:Scott Westerfeld
“Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing law abiding gun owners. We owe it to the American people to take real action to reduce gun violence in our communities.” PeopleWayRealActionLawCommunityCommonViolenceGunImprovementBackgroundsChecksCommon SenseOwnersIllegalAbidingOur CommunityGun ViolenceTraffickingGun OwnersBackground ChecksIllegal Guns Author:Martin Heinrich
“The most frustrated and most stymied it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense, gun-safety laws. Even in the face of repeated mass killings.” StatesFactsEarthAmericaFacesLawNationsUnitedCommonUnited StatesMassGunSafetyKillingCommon SenseSufficientFrustratedUnited States Of AmericaGun Safety Author:Barack Obama
“Common sense should tell us that reading is the ultimate weapon--destroying ignorance, poverty and despair before they can destroyus. A nation that doesn't read much doesn't know much. And a nation that doesn't know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box and the voting booth...The challenge, therefore, is to convince future generations of children that carrying a book is more rewarding than carrying guns.” KnowsShouldChildrenBookHomeChoicesReadingNationsChallengesPoorCommonPovertyGenerationsIgnoranceDespairWeaponsGunUltimateBoxesCommon SenseVotingConvinceDestroyingFuture GenerationMarketplaceJuryPoor ChoicesCarrying Guns Book:The Read-aloud Handbook Source: The Read-aloud Handbook
“I do not accept that we cannot find a common sense way to preserve our traditions, including our basic second amendment freedoms and the rights of law abiding gun owners, while at the same time reducing the gun violence that unleashes so much mayhem on a regular basis.” WayLawPoliticsJusticeCommonAcceptingRightsViolencePolicyEthicsGunTraditionBasesConstitutionPropertyIncludingHuman RightsCommon SenseIdeologyPreservesOwnersAmendmentsCivilityReducingAbidingSecond AmendmentGun ViolenceMayhemGun Owners Author:Barack Obama
“We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health problems. The main difference that sets our nation apart is what makes us so susceptible to so many mass shootings is that we don't do enough, we don't take the basic commonsense actions to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. What's different in America is it's easy to get your hands on a gun.” PeopleDifferentCountryEnoughProblemHandsActionAmericaPoliticsNationsEasyCommunityDifferencesCommonViolenceDangerousHuman NaturePolicyMassEthicsGunMental HealthFolksCriminalsViolentCommon SenseShootingOther CountriesEasy To GetSusceptibleHealth ProblemsMass Shootings Author:Barack Obama
“I believe what I call common sense gun reform. Plus, a revolution in mental health, making sure that if people are having a nervous breakdown, or are suicidal, or homicidal, they get the care they need when they need it. I think the vast majority of the American people can support and agenda composed of those features.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsBelieveCareI BelieveCommonSupportRevolutionGunMajorityMental HealthCommon SenseNervousReformFeaturesAgendasPlusSuicidalBreakdownNervous BreakdownHomicidal Author:Bernie Sanders
“The gun legislation was doomed the minute it became associated with the words common sense.” CommonMinutesGunCommon SenseDoomedLegislation Author:Dana Gould
“I believe we can have common sense gun safety measures consistent with the Second Amendment, and, in fact, what I have proposed is supported by 90 percent of the American people and more than 75 percent of responsible gun owners.” PeopleBelieveFactsI BelieveCommonPercentGunResponsibleSafetyCommon SenseConsistentOwnersAmendmentsSecond AmendmentGun OwnersGun Safety Author:Hillary Clinton
“What is a change-maker? What has Hillary Clinton changed? It is filled with all the cliches that New Agers and leftists glom on to, like "common sense gun control legislation." But it never was defined.” CommonChangedGunFilledClintonCommon SenseDefinedMakersLegislationGun ControlNew AgeClicheLeftists Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I am calling for common sense gun safety measures to protect people.” PeopleCommonCallingProtectGunSafetyCommon SenseGun Safety Author:Hillary Clinton
“There is absolutely no disconnect between common sense gun safety measures and protecting the Second Amendment rights of gun owners.” CommonRightsGunSafetyCommon SenseOwnersAmendmentsSecond AmendmentGun OwnersGun Safety Author:Hillary Clinton
“Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.” AmericaCommonWonderTerribleNewsGunCommon SenseShootingLegislation Author:Jon Meacham
“You must remember that the common criminal will always join the armed forces for, if nothing else, regular meals and expert training in the use of guns.” IfsUseRememberForceCommonTrainingGunCriminalsExpertsMealsArmed Forces Author:Warren Ellis
“With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases.” UseCommonResponsibilityArmsBearsGunCommon SenseGun ControlCautionRight To Bear ArmsHandgunsGreat Responsibility Author:Ronald Reagan
“Let us hope our weapons are never needed - but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny.” PeopleIfsFirstsGovernmentForgetCommonSecretRightsMilitaryNeededWeaponsGunPoliceBillsFinalsDefenseTyrannyServantRulersGun ControlBill Of RightsOutlawBearing ArmsGun RightsCitizenrySecret PoliceArmed Citizens Author:Edward Abbey
“I learn with great concern that [one] portion of our frontier so interesting, so important, and so exposed, should be so entirely unprovided with common fire-arms. I did not suppose any part of the United States so destitute of what is considered as among the first necessaries of a farm-house.” ShouldFirstsImportantStatesHouseInterestingUnitedCommonUnited StatesFireArmsGunConcernFarmsExposedPortionsGun ControlFrontiersDestitute Author:Thomas Jefferson