Robin Williams Quotes

If the Founding Fathers could have looked into a crystal ball and seen AK-47s and Glock semi-automatic pistols, I think they would say, you know, 'That's not really what we mean when we say bear arms.'

The constitutional rights of all loyal and well-disposed inhabitants to bear arms will not be infringed.

We've got a second amendment right. I think some people forget that.

It is the right to bear arms which is the problem. I think if the Founding Fathers knew what was happening they would be turning in their graves with embarrassment at how that law has been interpreted.

To a lot of people, the Second Amendment is an extreme position.

What is it about this ideological dream of the right to bear arms that overrides any other rights, I mean the rights to not have your children killed at school?

A textual analysis of the Second Amendment supports an individual right to bear arms.

The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.

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.

Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.

The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.

I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Understanding the long, sordid history of gun control in America is key to understanding the dangers of disarming.

I know people get upset and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon'. But who needs an assault weapon? Like, really, unless you're carrying out an assault.

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

We all know the NRA's position: guns don't kill people—grapes do.

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

Gun ownership. The Bill of Rights should be written according to what's appropriate now, not two centuries ago.

The people have a right to keep and bear arms.

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe.

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.

You can have a Second Amendment right, but not a Second Amendment right to an AR-15.

It's just too late to ban all guns. There are 300 million. We should've done that after the Civil War - that's when we should've taken away guns and defined what militias were. But we didn't do it then, and we can't now.

Victimize gun owners, then blame the victims. That's the Chicago Way, and it will never change as long as city bosses are pathological in their hatred of our civil rights.

There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.