“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
“There are no barriers to entries. Think of this as Linux in terms of software. Anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge allegiance to the ideas. Previously, if you wanted to join al Qaeda, you had to travel to an al Qaeda safe haven, probably in northern Pakistan or Afghanistan. Now all you have to do is get a gun, choose a target, and carry out an attack.” IfsThinkingLongIdeasWantedTermHavensSafeGunBarriersTargetAlsSoftwareAfghanistanPakistanPledgeAllegianceEntryAl QaedaLinuxSafe HavenOperating Systems Author:Paul Gigot
“Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society; in short, to the very conditions confronting us today. The rulers of the earth have realized long ago what potent poison inheres in the Christian religion. That is the reason they foster it; that is why they leave nothing undone to instill it into the blood of the people. They know only too well that the subtleness of the Christian teachings is a more powerful protection against rebellion and discontent than the club or the gun.” PeopleKnowsWellsLongReasonEarthChristianPowerfulChristianityBloodTeachingConditionsTrainingGunSlaveClubsProtectionPoisonRebellionRulersLong AgoDiscontentUndoneAdaptedConfrontingInstillChristian Teaching Author:Emma Goldman
“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
“History has tongues Has angels has guns has saved has praised Today proclaims Achievements of her exiles long returned Now no more rootless, for whom her printed page Glazes their bruised waste years in one Balancing present sky.” YearsLongTodaySkyWasteAchievementPagesGunAngelTongueSavedExilePrintedBruised Book:New Collected Poems of Stephen Spender Source: New Collected Poems of Stephen Spender