Jay Parini Quotes

Self defense—a reason which is not accepted in Great Britain as a reason for owning a gun.

I strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense.

Guns are part of the American identity.

Crime is actually less in places where people own guns. Washington, D.C., is a case in point. It has the strictest gun laws, but who has the highest crime rate in the country? Washington, D.C.

There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes.

This Constitution shall never be construed ... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

The real firearms argument is not a historical dispute about revolutionary America but a political one about 21st century America.

I want people to have the right to bear arms.

Let's remember, the Second Amendment has been around for over 200 years.

We wouldn't take a gun away from a law-abiding citizen. We wouldn't take a gun away from anyone.

We are proudly a gun state and respect the Second Amendment.

I don't understand how any black person can tell me that they're not pro-gun.

If you live in America, you need a gun, and I am not very fast with a gun, so I think I would walk out very quickly.

I'm a gun owner and strong supporter of the Second Amendment.

I own guns, and no one's taking 'em away.

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

It bothers me when the Hollywood elite are all so against people having guns and want rigorous gun restrictions.

I'm a defender of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Americans have the right to choose to be unarmed and helpless. Be my guest.

But there are 90 million gun owners in the United States. Only 3.5 million want the insurance and magazines and the various things you get for joining the NRA.

I think everyone should own six guns, even though I don't own any.

I'm a gun owner.

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property.