Bob Menendez Quotes

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

I think we all have a right to bear arms, whichever amendment that is.

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

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.

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

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

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

The final line in the Second Amendment says, 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' That means not by the president, not by Congress.

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

I am a forthright defender of the right to bear arms - which is guaranteed not only by the U.S. Constitution, but by the Constitution of Arizona.

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

I am a strong supporter and proponent of the Second Amendment. Always have been.

Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.

The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms the right of every American citizen to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution.

The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

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

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 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.

The great object is that every man be armed.

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.

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 Second Amendment is the one that really protects all of our liberties that we are given by our Lord, and our God-given rights, and are protected under the Constitution.