"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so."
- Adolf Hitler
Rudy Mussolini
"The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements. ... They were elements of disorder and subversion. On the morrow of each conflict I gave the categorical order to confiscate the largest possible number of weapons of every sort and kind. This confiscation, which continues with the utmost energy, has given satisfactory results."
- Benito Mussolini
Gun Control Quotes
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
- Thomas Jefferson, Proposal for a Virginia Constitution
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Gun Control Quotes
"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."
- John F. Kennedy
Quotes on Gun Control
"And that said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress...to prevent the people of the Unites States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..."
- Sam Adams, Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, Aug 20, 1789
Gun Control Quotes
"Probably fewer than 2% of handguns and well under 1% of all guns will ever be involved in a violent crime. Thus, the problem of criminal gun violence is concentrated within a very small subset of gun owners, indicating that gun control aimed at the general population faces a serious needle-in-the-haystack problem."
- Gary Kleck, "Point Blank: Handgun Violence In America"
Gun Control Quotes
"In fact, because many Americans keep guns in their homes, burglars in the United States spend more time than burglars in other countries ‘casing’ a house to ensure that nobody is home. As a result, countries with high gun ownership rates experience dramatically fewer break-ins during periods when the residents are at home."
- John R. Lott, “The Bias Against Guns”
Quotes on Gun Control
"Blaming guns for crime is like blaming spoons for Rosie O'Donnel's obesity."
- Travis McGee
Gun Control Quotes
"The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun."
- Patrick Henry