Howard Schultz Quotes

The only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers

For me personally, I'm anti-gun and always have been and always will be. But I'm definitely not someone who is looking to abolish the Second Amendment. I think we're definitely interpreting it wrong.

I think that we may lose the argument, but I think we have to talk about gun control.

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.

I'm liberal on every social aspect, probably. More liberal than people would even believe. But there's still some of that Texas in me, as far as the gun debate. I wish there were no guns; I'm all for gun restrictions. But I'm also of the mind-set, if nothing changes, I'm getting a gun.

During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.

It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns.

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

I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him.

I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.

Gun Control? You control your gun, and I’ll control mine.

I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms

One of the many embarrassing truths about the debate over the right to bear arms that neither side wishes to admit is that gun rights ideology is the illegitimate and spurned child of gun control.

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.

The real firearms argument is not a historical dispute about revolutionary America but a political one about 21st century America.

It's just unbelievable to me that the National Rifle Association has so much power.

We are a country that believes in free speech and the open debate of ideas. We're a country that also believes in the Second Amendment and our ability to have guns. But we've got to figure out a way to keep America safe.

America has a right to the Second Amendment, but the people of America have a right to safety and the prevention of gun violence in their community.

My favorite moment of the 2012 election was the debate question where they asked Romney and Obama what they would do to stem gun violence, and Romney's answer was you should marry someone.

President Obama, under your leadership, we do need guns to keep us safe.

Military-assault weapons have no place in civilian hands.

I kind of think we have too many guns in this country.

We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

Elevate those guns a little lower.

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.