Ann Patchett Quotes

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

Military-assault weapons have no place in civilian hands.

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

There's a deeper conversation to be had on guns, and just because I happen to know where I fall into that conversation doesn't mean that I don't want to have that conversation.

I kind of think we have too many guns in this country.

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

I won't yield to anyone about guns in our society. I know enough about it.

My personal opinion is that guns kill people.

I tend to agree with my husband, that to continue the conversation about something that is an important topic, particularly now, which is that of gun control, through his narrative, which is actually what's happened, I don't think it was a conscious decision of, "That's what we're going to do," but that's what seems to have happened, and that's not a bad thing.

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.

I've come to the conclusion that military style weapons really don't have any place in our society. We ought to reinstate the assault weapons ban that served us well for 10 years from 1994 to 2004.

I support an assault weapons ban, and I'll tell you why. We already have one in California, so I don't support doing anything above what we do in California.

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.

We must get rid of all the guns.

I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state.

The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control.

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

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

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

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.

I'm the original co-sponsor of an assault weapons ban.

I am for the Second Amendment, but I am for common-sense gun legislation.

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

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.