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Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense.
No one should be allowed to purchase more than two firearms a month.
Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.
I think, for me, anybody who is a terrorist should not have access to firearms.
I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.
More than safeguarding someone's life, firearms safeguard the freedom of a people.
The knee-jerk approach of those who want to control firearms may not be the solution.
My father had a handgun on the bedside table, and we were all taught to handle firearms.
I've dealt with a lot of guns over my career, so I'm getting better and better with firearms.
As combat infantrymen and special operators, we received thousands of hours of firearms training.
As a firearms owner myself, I'm very sympathetic to the concerns that people like me face every day.
Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. They really only affect law-abiding citizens.
Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.
Learning to shoot firearms to me is a little like driving stick - it seems like a decent skill to have.
I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot.
My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America.
I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things.
I'm a lifelong strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and I've owned and used firearms since I was 10 years old.
Clearly, a large number of people who shouldn't have firearms actually apply through the process and obtain firearms.
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, 'Well, what do you need?'
The guards didn't carry weapons. Malcolm X had insisted that the guards not carry firearms that day [February 21, 1965].
I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.
I truly believe that firearms in the hands of law abiding citizen's makes our families and our communities more safe, not less safe.
I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.
Just like every other industry, the firearms industry can in fact be sued - a far cry from being immune or 'wholly protected' of any liability.
Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State.
It has always been sensible for good citizens to own and carry firearms for lawful protection against violent criminals who prey on decent people.
Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members.
Here are the ingredients of a tragedy: untreated mental illness, a society where life is cheap and crime is glamorized, and a ready supply of firearms.
I would like there to be an entity, a person with some authority, to interact with government, with officials, to advocate on behalf of firearms owners.
Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.
Obviously, we think it's important to make sure that firearms do not get in the hands of people who are criminals, convicted felons or adjudicated as mentally ill.
We should have a system of licensing and registration, we should treat firearms the same way that automobiles are treated so that people have to pass a safety test.
Waco was supposed to be a way for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Clinton administration to prove the need for a ban on so-called assault weapons.
I believe that restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners will not prevent a deranged individual or criminal from obtaining and misusing firearms to commit violence.
While New York City cannot prevent other jurisdictions from selling firearms, it has taken a powerful stance against guns by divesting pension funds from gun manufacturers.
After a week of back and forth, and forth and back over firearms, it's good to see a consensus developing on this common-sense amendment to keep handguns away from children.
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.
Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time again, that 99.99999% of American gun owners do not commit crimes or use our firearms in any dangerous or improper way.
History has proven again the truth that President Obama and anti-freedom activists everywhere deny and try to suppress - the truth that firearms in the hands of good people save lives.
I always accepted the libertarian position of minimum regulation in the sale and use of firearms because I placed guns under the beneficial rubric of minimal restrictions on individuals.
I will continue to fight to secure our borders and implement common sense policies aimed at reducing violence and the flow of illegal narcotics, firearms, people, and money across our borders.
If the U.S. refused to take part in the U.N.'s international gun registry, other nations could potentially ban their domestic firearm manufacturers from exporting firearms to the United States.
I don't think the public want to see loads and loads of firearms officers everywhere, what they do want to know is that we are able to respond well and prevent things and we will protect them properly.
Gun owners are not buying firearms because they anticipate a confrontation with the government. Rather, we anticipate confrontations where the government isn't there - or simply doesn't show up in time.
I would like to see even more women coming in to all roles, particularly into the specialisms like firearms and public order, I would like to see women being really confident and comfortable in those roles.
The number of people in America killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations, and I don't think we're a bloodthirsty country. We need to look at everything we can do to safeguard our people.
I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a pistol, and it's got feathers and beads hanging off it. It's like a work of art.
I am open and willing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a variety of appropriate measures we can take to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands and mitigate future tragedies.
In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.