Ted Deutch Quotes

Right now, there is no way that the federal government can prevent someone who's on the terror watch list from buying a gun - none.

Under a firearms policy largely dictated by the National Rifle Association, people on terrorist watch lists can and do buy guns in the United States without difficulty. Congress decided, over the objections of the FBI, that government records of who bought guns should not be kept for more than twenty-four hours.

I think that it's very, very hard for the NRA to continue to defend the position that people who are on the terrorist watch list should be allowed to buy firearms in this country. That's their position. I don't know how they stand by it.

We've had enough with loopholes in our gun laws that allow dangerous people to get their hands on guns.

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.

If you're a terrorist, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun.

Getting a gun should be easy for good people and impossible for bad people. The only trick is telling the difference.

We are not saying that every idiot out there should own a gun - and there should be better background checks on guns. Not everybody should have the right.

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.

No one law or set of laws will end horrific acts of violence, but Congress has an obligation to take action and make sure that terrorists and bad guys don't have easy access to guns in our country.

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.

It defies common sense that stores are fined for selling toy guns to children, but someone who isn't even allowed to board an airplane in this country can purchase as many real guns he wants with no questions asked.

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

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

I wish that there were more stringent laws to make guns sold anywhere that they're legal harder to get.

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.

Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven days to get a gun. Why don't you have to go through the same kind of screening you do to get a driver's license? It's totally insane.

Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings.

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

When President Obama first unveiled his gun control proposals recommending a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and better background checks, there seemed to be momentum behind the effort. But then the proposals ran into a wall.

The time has come to end the deadly experiment of disarming peaceable, law-abiding citizens near schools.

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.

Let’s not sacrifice the lives of our children to the 2nd Amendment

Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do.