“Such an experiment without actual conditions of war to support it is a foolish waste of time. . . . I once saw a man kill a lion with a 30-30 caliber rifle under certain conditions, but that doesn't mean that a 30-30 rifle is a lion gun.” MenMeanWarCertainSupportSawsConditionsWasteGunFoolishExperimentsAviationLionsWasting TimeRiflesAir PowerCaliberAirpower Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“[The right] may never bring prayer back to schools, but it has rescued all manner of rightwing economic nostrums from history's dustbins. Having rolled back the landmark economic reforms of the sixties (the war on poverty) and those of the thirties (labor law, agricultural price supports, banking regulation), its leaders now turn their guns on the accomplishments of the earliest years of progressivism (Woodrow Wilson's estate tax; Theodore Roosevelt's anti-trust measures). With a little more effort, the backlash may well repeal the entire twentieth century.” YearsWellsMayLittlesWarSchoolLawTurnsPrayerEffortLeaderPovertySupportEconomicCenturyTaxesGunLaborReformAccomplishmentRegulationSixtyEstatesBankingTwentieth CenturyWilsonLandmarksBacklashProgressivismTheodoreWar On PovertyDustbinLabor LawsEconomic ReformsEstate Taxes Author:Thomas Frank
“I support gun control. But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.” MayImportantLawCommunityRaceSupportGunHonestlyMinoritiesGun ControlStoppingSlaughter Author:Juan Williams
“I support guns and I support the death penalty. Half of my interviews are convincing liberals they're not liberal.” HalfSupportGunInterviewsPenaltiesConvincingDeath Penalty Author:Ann Coulter
“I support people having a gun in public full stop, not just in your home. We don't have the right to bear arms because of burglars; we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government. It's not about duck hunting; it's about the ability of the individual. It's the same reason we have freedom of speech.” PeopleReasonHomeGovernmentIndividualAbilitySupportArmsBearsSpeechGunSupremeHuntingDucksFreedom Of SpeechAbusiveRight To Bear ArmsBurglarsSupreme PowerDuck Hunting Author:Vince Vaughn
“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
“I don't support any gun-control legislation - the effort for a new assault-weapons ban, with a ban on semiautomatic weapons, is something I would oppose.” SupportGunLegislationGun Control Author:Mitt Romney
“We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety. I'm sure my positions won't make me the hero of the NRA.” BelieveHelpingLawI BelieveSupportPositionHeroProtectGunToughSafetyChipsMassachusettsNraGun Law Author:Mitt Romney
“If we have to have a real movement on this issue if you support gun control, it has to come from the Republican side.” IfsRealSidesSupportIssuesMovementRepublicanGunGun Control Author:Chuck Todd
“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
“Even before President [Barack] Obama announced actions aimed at tightening controls on gun purchases, sales were up, partly in reaction to terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. Gun dealers say the president's initiatives have spurred sales. At the same time, polling shows more than two thirds of Americans support the president's proposals, including a majority of gun owners.” TwoShowsActionPresidentSupportGunThirdsMajorityIncludingTerroristReactionsBarackParisOwnersInitiativeProposalDealerPresident Barack ObamaTerrorist AttacksPollingGun Owners Author:Rachel Martin
“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
“Because I support the Second Amendment doesn't mean that I want people who shouldn't have guns to be able to threaten you, kill you or members of your family.” PeopleWantMeanAbleSupportMembersGunOur FamilyAmendmentsSecond Amendment Author:Hillary Clinton
“The National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist organization that tacitly supports the killing of children more than it supports reasoned gun legislation.” ChildrenSupportGunKillingTerroristIt Support Author:Richard Ford
“Do not forget that there are millions of Americans, who when they hear about gun control measures, are gonna be loudly applauding it. You know how many dumkoffs there are out there who think that it is the gun that is the problem in our culture, and you know how people believe in this gun control business 'cause whatever reasons they support it. You know it's gonna be applauded, and it's gonna be applauded in the Drive-By Media.” PeopleThinkingBelieveReasonProblemCultureForgetSupportGunGun Control Author:Rush Limbaugh
“My parents couldn't give me a whole lot of financial support, but they gave me good genes. My dad is a handsome son-of-a-gun, and my mom is beautiful. And I've definitely been the lucky recipient. So, thank you, Mom and Dad.” GivingWholeBeautifulParentSupportSonMomDadLuckyGunGive MeMy DadFinancialMy MomThanksGenesHandsomeMom And DadFinancial SupportGood Genes Author:Ashton Kutcher
“I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold.” MenNeedsTryingTwoLeftCompanySupportFireMilitaryGunMachinesSuicideConstantMarineMarine CorpsMachine GunsUsmcUnited States MarineUnited States Marine CorpsMy Marine Author:Clifton B. Cates
“I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved - which means no gun control.” BelieveMeanI BelieveSupportOughtGunAmendmentsGun ControlSecond Amendment Author:John McCain
“...to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and authorities reserved to the States and to the people as equally incorporated with and essential to the success of the general system;... to keep within the requisite limits a standing military force, always remembering that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics-that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe.” PeopleWellsStatesRememberForceLibertySupportRightsMilitaryDangerSafeLimitsEssentialsAuthorityGunStandingConstitutionArmyUnionsLimitationRepublicGun ControlReservedCementMilitiaMilitary ForceAlways Remembering Author:James Madison