“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
“If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally responsible for what he does with his car or gun? Or if he's a teenager, should someone else be blamed because he isn't as enlightened as an eighteen-year-old?” IfsShouldYearsDoeEnoughKidsCarGunResponsibleTeenagerEnlightenedEighteenColumbineEighteen Years Old Author:Marilyn Manson
“I've been around responsible gun ownership my whole life.” WholeGunResponsibleWhole LifeOwnershipGun Ownership Author:Amber Heard
“My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.” LawGoalRightsGunResponsibleSafetyBillsFocusedOwnersGun ControlAbidingSigningPublic SafetyGun Owners Author:Jerry Brown
“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
“In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals.” WorldLawEvilGunResponsibleBoundsCriminalsPerpetratorsMyopic Author:Rick Perry
“Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.” PeoplePercentGunResponsibleNineOwnersNinetyNinety NineGun Owners Author:Jan Brewer
“Our neighbors in Virginia are just as responsible for these killings as the criminals are because they won't pass strong gun [control] legislation.” StrongGunResponsibleKillingNeighborCriminalsLegislationGun ControlVirginia Author:Marion Barry