Ronald Reagan Quotes

We know that when law abiding citizens who know how to utilize a firearm have one on their person, it helps prevent crime.

Gun control does not decrease gun ownership by criminals but instead reduces their incentives to refrain from violence because it decreases the supply of armed law-abiding citizens who might resist them.

Because drug dealers shoot each other in London, Norfolk farmers can't have guns to defend their homes. I mean, no one wants a gun - except at 4am when they hear a strange sound in the kitchen.

I know that there are people out there who believe we should get rid of all guns.

Gun control is not the answer to stop crimes committed with firearms.

I came to Ottawa with the firm belief that the only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers.

The key fallacy of so called gun control laws is that such laws do not in fact control guns. They simply disarm law abiding citizens, while people bent on violence find firearms readily available.

They say if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. Well, those are precisely the people who need them!

I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.

Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk.

There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, but it's something you do much later.

The only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers

Easy access to guns is one of the biggest factors in violent crime.

Carrying a concealed weapon is a sign of self-defense, self-protection, and I think it lowers crime.

You don't reduce crime by taking away guns from law-abiding citizens.

There's zero evidence, empirical or anecdotal, that more guns leads to less gun crime.

There's no way I'm not gonna have a gun, 'cause you just never know what'll go down in Atlanta. But I'd rather be able to protect myself and have the right, and not have to think about the consequences if I'm just trying to protect myself.

Well, I would love it if they could take all the guns away. Unfortunately, you can't do that so you hope that good people in the world have them to protect the people who can't protect themselves.

Guns are dangerous. The only thing more dangerous is not having them.

The Brady Bill's only effect will be to desensitize the public to regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation.

The National Rifle Association says, 'Guns don't kill people. People do'. But I think the gun helps.

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.

I'm concerned about how and why there is no gun control.

It's really easy for someone to say no one should have guns when they're guarded by people with MP-5s. It's a little bit different. I'm always mentioned in that article as well because I'm a staunch believer in the Second Amendment. I shoot virtually every weekend. I'm a big outdoorsman. I believe in all those traditions. And I believe it's important for people to be able to defend themselves.

Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat.