Richard Cohen Quotes

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

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 strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense.

There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon.

Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.

Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people.

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.

If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals.

When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.

I got my first handgun license when I was 22.

Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment.

The right to bear arms? What about the right to live?

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

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

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.

What better way to help health prevention than to ban all handguns.

I don't think you need an AK-47 [assault rifle] to defend your family.

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

If gun control worked, the District of Columbia would be the safest place in America.

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe

I see no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying a loaded weapon.

I think these things [firearms] were invented by Satan himself, for they can’t be defended against with [ordinary] weapons and fists. All human strength vanishes when confronted with firearms. A man is dead before he sees what’s coming..

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

The assault weapon ban in this country should be reinstated.