Brian Schweitzer Quotes

I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.

If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash — for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything — without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you

I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.

I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms

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

I don’t think there is a Constitutional right for individuals to bear arms. But I’m against gun control. So there!

If people have assault weapons, they're going to use assault weapons.

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe

We will never get anywhere in fighting the pistol until we convert public opinion to the belief that the revolver has no value as a weapon of defense.

Stop using the word’s “gun control”. All the 2nd Amendment enthusiasts hear is CONTROL. Let’s use “gun violence”, “gun safety” and other terms that are less confrontational.

We need strong gun laws. How can people even ask a question about it? Gun control is so important.

When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.

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.

What I don't want to do is restrict law-abiding citizens from their Second Amendment rights, which are focused on freedom. I point out all the time. Remember, bad guys aren't stupid, they're just bad.

Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people.

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 am all for controlling guns.

I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody.

Arguments premised upon the Federal 2nd Amendment ... have never prevented regulation of firearms.

We don't deed more assault rifles on our streets right now.

[Referring to gun control:] You've got to protect your legitimate sportsman and hunter, but by God, you've got to protect your police officers too.

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

What better way to help health prevention than to ban all handguns.

We're more safe with less guns.

The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution was not meant to make efficient killing machines out of drug dealers and other criminals.