Cliff Stearns Quotes

It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns.

I will continue fighting to protect our Second Amendment rights.

We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

One of the many embarrassing truths about the debate over the right to bear arms that neither side wishes to admit is that gun rights ideology is the illegitimate and spurned child of gun control.

A man with a gun may be a "potential murderer" and the man who wants to destroy it may likewise be a "potential murderer," but in neither case is he such an enemy of society because of his mere possession of or opposition to firearms.

I'm for the constitutional right to bear arms. I'm a hunter, and so is my son.

Always remember Rahm Emanuel and those of his ilk who are opposed to our fundamental civil right to keep and bear arms when you donate to NRA-ILA or the NRA Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund.

The NRA is interested in protecting the civil rights of Americans, not protecting the ability of terrorists to get guns.

The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking.

I support gun safety measures, and I'll tell you, I grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters, and I went hunting with my dad as a kid, and you know, I have deep respect for the Second Amendment and the culture of our country.

I have never been a shooter.

Guns are part of the American identity.

We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring a gun into Starbucks and the people who want to prevent it. It is a very difficult, fragile situation.

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose.

I have no problem with responsible gun owners who own weapons for self-protection, hunting, or just sport. The ones who believe they have a constitutional right to 100-round magazines to fight off I don't know what - a zombie apocalypse? - try to shut down dialogue with threats and other macho posing because of their flawed beliefs.

When we talk about protecting our right to have guns, we are talking about protecting our right to shoot bullets. So what is it that's so important to shoot at?

Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense.

During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.

Guns are part of the American psyche, aren't they? This is collateral damage for having a Wild West mentality. It's intrinsic to the American psyche. It's never going to change.

America is a country founded on guns. It's in our DNA. It's very strange but I feel better having a gun. I really do. I don't feel safe, I don't feel the house is completely safe, if I don't have one hidden somewhere. That's my thinking, right or wrong.

I'm a lifetime member of the NRA.

Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment.

I have always been fascinated with guns. I grew up in America, so, granted, it is part of our heritage, and it is written into the laws of how this country is run.

A lot of people in my state of Vermont are gun owners.

Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.