Richard Shelby Quotes

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

I'm 100 percent behind the Second Amendment. I believe it's not just a hunting right. It's a right for everyone to carry their weapons.

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

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

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

Gun ownership. The Bill of Rights should be written according to what's appropriate now, not two centuries ago.

The people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State

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

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

If President Obama had his way, the United States would be just like Britain and Australia, where handguns were confiscated and remain banned with little to show for it. Thankfully, the Second Amendment and the American people will not stand for it.

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

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

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

The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking.

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.

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

The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny.

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.

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.'

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.

I'm tired of hearing about this 'well-regulated militia' that is so necessary for American freedom.