“We all recognize that Colorado and our nation have a long and storied tradition of gun ownership for hunting, outdoor recreation and self-defense. However, I am not convinced that combat weapons are necessarily part of that heritage.” LongSelfNationsWeaponsGunTraditionDefenseConvincedCombatHeritageHuntingOwnershipSelf DefenseRecreationColoradoGun OwnershipOutdoor Recreation Author:Mark Udall
“Legal gun ownership always prevails over the emotionalism of the gun control movement.” MovementGunOwnershipGun ControlGun Ownership Author:Greg Gutfeld
“Antigun advocates have always faced an uphill battle in this country. Americans have, to begin with, a constitutional right to gun ownership. Today, half of American households exercise this right, owning a total of about 250 million guns; and over 99 percent of those households do so in a responsible manner. To fight for major restrictions on an item that plays such a valued part in the lives of so many people looks like a nearly impossible task. So if you're really committed to the effort, and you want to win, what do you do? Simple: You lie.” PeopleIfsWantLooksCountryPlayTodayLyingFightingWinningSimpleEffortHalfMillionsImpossibleExerciseBattleMajorsPercentGunTasksResponsibleCommittedHouseholdOwnershipItemsRestrictionUphill BattlesGun Ownership Author:Dave Kopel
“I feel like Ive got feet firmly in different camps. Between the right of gun ownership and public safety.” FeelsDifferentFeetGunSafetyCampsOwnershipPublic SafetyGun Ownership Author:Tim Walz
“In the larger sense, however, the personal ownership of firearms is only secondarily a matter of defense against the criminal. Note the following from Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.” PeopleMatterReasonGovernmentLastsMastersArmsBearsProtectGunNotesFollowingDefenseCriminalsTyrannyStrongestTyrantsAnxiousNot AfraidOwnershipResortsFirearms Author:Jeff Cooper
“My view is that we have the Second Amendment rights to bear arms, and in this country my view is that we should not add new legistlation. I do not believe in new laws restricting gun ownership and gun use.” ShouldBelieveCountryUseLawViewsRightsArmsBearsGunAddAmendmentsOwnershipSecond AmendmentRight To Bear ArmsGun Ownership Author:Mitt Romney
“I support a total ban on handgun ownership for anyone under eighteen. Uzis should be absolutely banned from entering this country. Automatic weapons of any kind should not be for sale in America. For that matter, toy Uzis should not be available for kids, either. There would be a minimum seven-day waiting period between applying for a gun permit and obtaining a gun.” ShouldKindCountryMatterWould BeKidsAmericaWaitingSupportPeriodsWeaponsGunSevenAvailablePermitToysOwnershipMinimumEnteringEighteenBansBannedObtainingSeven DaysHandgunsAutomatic Weapons Author:Joycelyn Elders
“I've been around responsible gun ownership my whole life.” WholeGunResponsibleWhole LifeOwnershipGun Ownership Author:Amber Heard
“I support the Second Amendment. I lived in Arkansas for 18 wonderful years. I represented upstate New York. I understand and respect the tradition of gun ownership. It goes back to the founding of our country.” YearsCountrySupportWonderfulNew YorkGunTraditionOur CountryAmendmentsOwnershipFoundingSecond AmendmentArkansasUpstate New YorkGun Ownership Author:Hillary Clinton
“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
“Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states will vote for the candidate who endorses an aggressive military, a role for religion in public life, laissez-faire economic policies, private ownership of guns and relaxed conditions for using them, less regulation and taxation, and a valorization of the traditional family.” StatesRolesEconomicConditionsMilitaryPolicyMountainGunVoteWesternTraditionalDesertCandidatesSouthernAggressiveRegulationOwnershipRelaxedTaxationPublic LifeLaissez FaireEconomic PolicyTraditional Family Author:Steven Pinker