Gun Ownership Restrictions Quotes

I think guns are terrible.

Gun regulation is historically as American as is gun possession.

when guns are outlawed only the outlaws will have guns.

We have to start with a ban on the manufacturing and import of handguns. From there we register the guns which are currently owned, and follow that with additional bans and acquisitions of handguns and rifles with no sporting purpose.

If a bill to ban handguns came to the house floor, I would vote for it.

Now there's a seven-day waiting period to buy a gun. Who can stay mad that long?

A lot of guns there's no need for civilians to own those those are for military

As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina.

I don't care if you want to hunt, I don't care if you think it's your right. I say, sorry, you are not allowed to own a gun, and if you do own a gun I think you should go to prison.

For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive.

It doesn't fill me with joy, being the gun guy.

Well, I think there has to be some (gun) control.

So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever buying firearms in the first place.

We must reverse this psychology (of needing guns for home defense). WE can do it by passing a law that says anyone found in possession a handgun except a legitimate officer of the law goes to jail-period!

Strict gun laws are about as effective as strict drug laws...It pains me to say this, but the NRA seems to be right: The cities and states that have the toughest gun laws have the most murder and mayhem.

Gun control and the specifics of it, like immigration, it's not really about the substance when it comes to RINO Republicans supporting it. It is about appearing sophisticated. It's about appearing superiorly educated, and it's about qualifying for admittance in the club of elites. And you'll never be invited to the right parties, cocktail or otherwise, in Manhattan or Washington or LA or San Francisco or what have you.

I believe.....this is my final word......I believe that I'm supporting the Constitution of the United States which does not give the right for any individual to own a handgun.

We've got to get guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.

Indeed, that the Second Amendment poses no barrier to strong gun laws is perhaps the most well-settled proposition in American constitutional law.

When I go to Lockheed or General Motors... all those union members are gun owners. They believe in responsible gun ownership and responsible gun safety, but all those guys are gun owners, and that's not necessarily an issue in New Jersey.

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

Hillary Clinton is apparently very happy about [Barack] Obama clamping down on your 2nd Amendment rights.

I am calling for common sense gun safety measures to protect people.

We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety. I'm sure my positions won't make me the hero of the NRA.

We have to take the guns away from these people that have them and they are bad people that shouldn't have them.