Steve Stockman Quotes

You don't reduce crime by taking away guns from law-abiding citizens.

This isn't about grabbing people's guns; this isn't about changing the Second Amendment. This simply says that someone who is on the terrorist watch list - a dangerous terrorist - should not be able to purchase a gun.

Nobody is going to try to confiscate guns, although some Web sites know better: President Obama, they are certain, wants to.

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose.

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 major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.

No American should live in fear of going to work or sending their kids to school. Let's end the fear. Let's enforce existing gun laws.

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

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

The last thing we need is efforts by some politicians and the NRA to arm educators and allow more guns in our schools.

Our laws must be fixed to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. We have to keep speaking out for common-sense reforms. If we do, we can beat the gun lobby and save lives.

When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.

We all share the same goal to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them, while fully protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding, responsible Americans.

I support the Second Amendment just like everybody else. It's not about taking guns away. It's about doing very simple things that will save lives.

I came to Washington to stand up for the people who put their trust in me and to ensure the safety of the families and communities in Georgia's Sixth, and across our nation, by keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.

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.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

More guns are not the answer to keeping our kids and our communities safer.

There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.

In England, we don't have any guns whatsoever.

Our experience in Hawaii has shown that we can place common sense limits on gun sales, demonstrate our respect for gun owners, and, most importantly, help ensure the safety of our residents.

What I don't want to do is restrict law-abiding citizens from their Second Amendment rights, which are focused on freedom. I point out all the time. Remember, bad guys aren't stupid, they're just bad.

My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought much of our congress, to the point that guns are actually the only unregulated consumer product in America. Think about that. It's stunning.

I don't believe gun owners have rights.