“As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going to get it. The only person who's going to be penalized and have difficulty is the law-abiding citizen, who then cannot have [it] if he wants protection -- the protection of a weapon in his home.” IfsWantPersonsLongHomeLawIndividualCrimeCitizensWeaponsGunDifficultyProtectionAbidingLaw Abiding Citizen Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986
“I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make sure that guns don't get in the hands of people that shouldn't have them.” PeopleBelieveShowsHandsAbleLawI BelieveOughtCitizensGunI Believe InBackgroundsChecksAbidingLaw Abiding CitizenBackground Checks Author:George W. Bush
“If someone can produce the law that keeps guns out of the hands of criminals but protects the right of law-abiding citizens to possess them, and doesn't infringe on those rights, I would consider that. But all the proposals I've seen do not achieve that goal. And we are missing a golden opportunity to have an important debate about violence in the USA. Violence in our society is the problem.” IfsImportantProblemHandsLawOpportunityGoalRightsViolenceAchieveMissingProduceCitizensProtectGunCriminalsDebateGoldenUsaOur SocietyProposalAbidingLaw Abiding CitizenGolden Opportunity Author:Marco Rubio
“If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns. I believe that concealed carry is a way of reducing gun violence.” PeopleIfsWayFirstsBelieveLawTurnsLeftI BelieveLinesViolenceCitizensGunCriminalsReducingAbidingConcealedOutlawGun ViolenceLaw Abiding CitizenConcealed Carry Author:Gary Johnson
“I think ultimately that the rules that you make for gun control, people who are intent on killing themselves aren't too concerned with the rules. Law-abiding citizens are.” PeopleThinkingLawCitizensGunConcernedKillingGun ControlAbidingLaw Abiding Citizen Author:Rand Paul
“I was 32 years old, and I've changed my mind. And the biggest reason that I changed my mind was my seven years as a federal prosecutor. What I learned in those seven years was that we were spending too much time talking about gun laws against law- abiding citizens and not nearly enough time talking about enforcing the gun laws strongly against criminals.” YearsMindReasonEnoughLawTalkingToo MuchChangedCitizensGunSevenSpendingCriminalsSeven YearsAbidingEnough TimeProsecutorI've ChangedLaw Abiding CitizenGun Law Author:Chris Christie
“The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise, they will win and the decent people will lose.” PeopleWorldShouldLawWinningViolenceCitizensGunFilledCriminalsDecentGun ControlAbidingRight To Bear ArmsGun ViolenceBearing ArmsPro GunFounding Fathers GunAnti GunLaw Abiding CitizenGun LawPro Gun ControlShooting GunsCarrying GunsAbiding Love Author:James Earl Jones
“...It is statistically irrefutable that those American cities with stringent "gun control" (e.g. N.Y.C., D.C., Chicago, L.A.) have higher crime rates. It is also irrefutable that those 31 states which have made conceal carry of handguns easy for law-abiding citizens have correspondingly enjoyed significant drops in their crime rates.” MadeStatesLawEasyCitiesCrimeHigherCitizensGunRateSignificantEnjoyedChicagoGun ControlAbidingHandgunsAmerican CitiesLaw Abiding CitizenCrime Rates Author:Kenneth W. Royce
“I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a tradition of handgun ownership and gun ownership generally. And a lot of people - law-abiding citizens use if for hunting, for sportsmanship, and for protecting their families. We also have a violence on the streets that is the result of illegal handgun usage. And so I think there is nothing wrong with a community saying we are going to take those illegal handguns off the streets.” PeopleIfsThinkingTwoImportantCountryUseLawCommunityResultsViolenceStreetsCitizensGunTraditionIllegalHuntingOwnershipAbidingUsageSportsmanshipHandgunsLaw Abiding CitizenGun Ownership Author:Barack Obama
“You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsPersonsCountryUseLawCitizensProtectWeaponsGunBad ThingsHobbiesGun ControlAbidingBad PeopleLaw Abiding CitizenGun Safety Author:Michael Steele
“Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up, and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time.” IfsKnowsWayLongRealHappensLawLosesKeysCitizensLong TimeGunHarmCriminalsOne WayLocksNastyGun ControlGet RealAbidingPersonal ExperiencesThugDisarmingControllersLaw Abiding Citizen Author:Ronald Reagan