Michael Badnarik Quotes

It seems ridiculous that you can be in one state with your driver's license and buy a firearm, and then in the next state it is totally illegal. There are real problems to that, but as soon as you bring up the subject and say 'gun control,' it sets a red flag.

No one should take away people's rights. But with respect to 'the right to arm ourselves,' we have lost sight of our own history.

We wouldn't take a gun away from a law-abiding citizen. We wouldn't take a gun away from anyone.

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

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

The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them 'more' illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation.

If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.

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

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.

[Referring to gun control:] You've got to protect your legitimate sportsman and hunter, but by God, you've got to protect your police officers too.

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

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

Self defense—a reason which is not accepted in Great Britain as a reason for owning a gun.

We are law-abiding citizens who have to leave their weapons in their car when they take their family our for a nice dinner … this is just a major inconvenience.

It [gun control] is not a loss of freedom. It's a measure to protect it.

Obviously a president can't rule as a king and ban all guns. But I think we need a president who is going to make sure that there is gun control and that people still feel like their freedoms are intact.

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

I own guns, and no one's taking 'em away.

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

I'll be honest with you, I really struggle with the conversation around gun control.

The NRA is interested in protecting the civil rights of Americans, not protecting the ability of terrorists to get guns.

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

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

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

What I don't want to do is restrict law-abiding citizens from their Second Amendment rights, which are focused on freedom. I point out all the time. Remember, bad guys aren't stupid, they're just bad.