Thomas Hardiman Quotes

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

The great object is that every man be armed.

In my view, the right to bear arms is in the Constitution for three main reasons: self-protection, community protection, and protection from tyrrany.

My belief is that if we take away that right to bear arms, the only people that are going to have them are... the ones breaking into your house.

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.

The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said.

I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to see that this freedom is not infringed upon, revoked, or limited in any way.

Why would anybody not own a gun?

It bothers me when the Hollywood elite are all so against people having guns and want rigorous gun restrictions. But I am friends with a lot of them, and most have armed guards with them or outside their homes.

Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States.

You have a right to possess in your home and in your business a rifle, a pistol, and King George can't take it away from you, or Uncle Sam either.

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

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

The 2nd Amendment was for protecting the people from the government.

Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited... It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.

We are the millions and millions of Americans who take responsibility for our own safety and protection of our children as a God-given right. We are proud to exercise that right, are not ashamed of it and deserve nothing less than absolute respect and admiration as lawful gun owners.

Colonial history contains many examples of firearm regulations in urban areas that imposed obstacles to their use for protection of the home.

Every honest citizen, man or woman, if they want to have a weapon in their homes - depending on certain criteria - should be able to have one.

I will continue fighting to protect our Second Amendment rights.

For years, I've gone on television and made the case for the Second Amendment - the right to bear arms. I've pointed out that criminals don't follow gun laws, and I've defended the NRA and its members - law-abiding gun owners like me who have nothing to do with mass shootings or violent gun crimes.

Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms is not the answer.

We don't want to repeal the Second Amendment.

In the same way we all have a right to bear arms, we all have a right to live.

The Second Amendment of our Bill of Rights is my Concealed Weapons Permit, period.

To be sure, hunters and sportsmen back gun rights. Beyond that, there are millions who see guns as a defense against fear - fear of criminals breaking into their homes or assaulting them on city streets.