Steve Scalise Quotes

District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized an individual right to possess a firearm under the Constitution, is unquestionably the most clearly incorrect decision that the Supreme Court announced during my tenure on the bench.

Arguments premised upon the Federal 2nd Amendment ... have never prevented regulation of firearms.

Obama means to erase the Second Amendment by any means possible.

Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms against infringement by the government, state legislatures continue to do just that - enact laws that significantly infringe this fundamental human right.

The Union agrees with the Supreme Court's long standing interpretation of the 2nd Amendment that the individual's right to keep and bear arms applies only to the preservation or efficiency of a "well-regulated militia." Except for lawful police and military purposes, the possession of weapons by individuals is not constitutionally protected.

The 2nd Amendment protects the right of the people to bear arms. That doesn't mean that they should be able to bear any arms, at any time, under any circumstances.

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

Today's uses of the Second Amendment may invoke James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, but they have a lot more to do with interest-group politics.

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.

Let's remember, the Second Amendment has been around for over 200 years.

I will continue fighting to protect our Second Amendment rights.

We don't want to repeal the Second Amendment.

The threshold question in a Second Amendment challenge is one of scope: whether the Second Amendment protects the person, the weapon, or the activity in the first place.

I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved - which means no gun control.

Hillary Clinton wants to abolish - essentially abolish - the Second Amendment.

It's part of the Constitution. People have the right to bear arms. Then the restrictions of it have to be reasonable and sensible. You can't just remove that right. You've got to regulate, consistent with the Second Amendment.

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

Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.

The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.

I think it's very important to have a public discussion about why we're denying our soldiers the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

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.

If we're going to change the laws, let's change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens.

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.