Quotes About Guns

Babies are born bow-legged in South Dakota. By the age of 12, they can purchase guns. At 14, they can take their driving test. Fortunately, since the geographical area of South Dakota can accommodate both France and Germany, but has a population of only 750,000, the chances of hitting anything are pretty slim.

violence is an evil thing, but when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights, then men are really in trouble.

when guns are outlawed only the outlaws will have guns.

There's a saying that when guns are outlawed, only the outlaws will have guns.

The whole town was like that. Probably there weren't three men in town who had not used guns, and used them a lot.

Where there's no law, all the strength can't be left in the hands of the lawless, so good men use guns, too.

Next to it was another sign which declared that it was a violation of the Texas Penal Code to bring guns, explosives, weapons, drugs, or alcohol onto the premises.

The Irish move to the sound of the guns like salmon to the sea

He's got this thing about Canada. He says it's like America only with health care and no guns, and you can live up to your potential there and not have to worry about what society thinks or about getting sick or getting shot.

Guns, race, meat, and Manifest Destiny all collided in a single explosion of violent, dehumanized activity.

Guns were alive in America, and death was their random gift.

So it was, and so imperially attired they went away from the Gardens, away from that house weighed down by death into the parade that celebrated life; and so, running toward life and any from death, they found death waiting for them, as the old story had prophesied, in Samarra, which was to say, on Sixth Avenue between Fourth Street and Washington Place. Death in a Joker costume carrying an AR-15.(...) Guns were alive in America and death was their random gift

You know, my sister heard you calling somebody about buying guns one night.""Annie is a wonderful girl,"Gobi said. "She reminds me of . . .""Who?"She hesitated and shook her head. "No one. You are fortunate to have such a wonderful sister.

You know how women are, specially ' bout cops. Guns and badges are babe magnets.

If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws

When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.

Like so many American men, Hayduke loved guns, the touch of oil, the acrid smell of burnt powder, the taste of brass, bright copper alloys, good cutlery, all things well made and deadly.

Tourists are terrorists with cameras. Terrorists are tourists with guns.

Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.

I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself.

Americans are defined by a history of immigration in pursuit of freedom and opportunity. We are more individualistic, enterprising, and protective of liberties that most Europeans do not expect, such as owning guns, working 70-hour weeks, or appreciating nature as it goes by at 60 mph on a snowmobile.

Guns are part of the American psyche, aren't they? This is collateral damage for having a Wild West mentality. It's intrinsic to the American psyche. It's never going to change.

This is not the beginning of American civilization where we need guns because it's the Wild, Wild West... There should not be guns in our society, and we all know that; politicians know that.

Guns are part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and the Senate and the president to say maybe that's got to change. People talk about it - but I mean actual change.