Barack Obama Quotes

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

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

If it was up to me, if you uttered the word 'gun control,' we'd put you in jail.

There is absolutely no disconnect between common sense gun safety measures and protecting the Second Amendment rights of gun owners.

If someone can produce the law that keeps guns out of the hands of criminals but protects the right of law-abiding citizens to possess them, and doesn't infringe on those rights, I would consider that. But all the proposals I've seen do not achieve that goal. And we are missing a golden opportunity to have an important debate about violence in the USA. Violence in our society is the problem.

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 know we don't need automatic weapons, but the question may boil down to what is an automatic weapon.

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

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 think that we may lose the argument, but I think we have to talk about gun control.

The gun lobby whips up people and makes them believe that President Obama or I are coming for their guns. Well, that's ridiculous. And he's said it, I have said it. But we do want to save lives by keeping a gun from somebody who shouldn't have it.

Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that's only natural. It's hard. But it's fair.

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

Americans don't have saner gun laws because most Americans, including those citizens who puzzle over better angels, don't want saner gun laws.

My belief is guns don't kill people, people kill people.

I just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.

I believe we can have common sense gun safety measures consistent with the Second Amendment, and, in fact, what I have proposed is supported by 90 percent of the American people and more than 75 percent of responsible gun owners.

We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions.

A lot of Democrats ask and a lot of people ask, "Why is it necessary for people in this country, who are not in law enforcement, to have assault weapons?"

If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.

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.

When you're encouraging - the government is encouraging guns to be sold illegally to people that shouldn't have them, the laws aren't being faithfully executed.

If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals.

It's fine to have armed guards, but don't then tell everyone else they can't own a gun.

I am open and willing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a variety of appropriate measures we can take to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands and mitigate future tragedies.