A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. — James Madison
The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period. — Donald Trump
The Second Amendment only protects the people who want all the guns they can have. The rest of us, we've got no Second Amendment. What are we supposed to do? — Louise Slaughter
The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery. — Robin Williams
The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government. — Bob Schaffer
The right to buy weapons is the right to be free. — A. E. van Vogt
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. — George Washington
You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one. — Rush Limbaugh
The National Guard fulfills the militia mentioned in the Second amendment. Citizens no longer need to protect the states or themselves. — Dianne Feinstein
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms. — Richard Henry Lee
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. — Thomas Jefferson
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. — William S. Burroughs
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed. — Alexander Hamilton
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite. — George Washington
Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it's now or never.
Without either the first or second amendment, we would have no liberty; the first allows us to find out what's happening, the second allows us to do something about it! The second will be taken away first, followed by the first and then the rest of our freedoms. — Unknown Author
Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order. — Thomas Paine
The Second Amendment isn't about duck hunting or target shooting. — Massad Ayoob
First think, second believe, third dream and finally dare.
No Kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. — James Burgh
The balance of power is the scale of peace. — Thomas Paine
That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience. — John Adams
For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. — Thomas Jefferson
Nra Quotes
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. — Wayne LaPierre
I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA. — John F. Kerry
Life always offers you a second chance. It's called tomorrow.
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. — Mike Royko
Loving the Second Amendment while opposing the NRA is every bit as natural as loving Jesus while opposing Westboro Baptist Church. — John Fugelsang
The National Rifle Association is always arguing that the Second Amendment determines the right to bear arms. But I think it really is the people's right to bear arms in a militia. The NRA thinks it protects their right to have Teflon-coated bullets. But that's not the original understanding. — Robert Bork
Life always offers you a second chance. Its called tomorrow.
The NRA appears to have evolved into the lobby for gun and ammunition manufacturers rather than gun owners. — Adolphus Busch
The people have a right to keep and bear arms. — Patrick Henry
I am in support of the NRA position on gun control. — William J. Clinton
Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA. — Robert Wright
The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles. — Jeff Cooper
Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an Americans. — Tench Coxe
Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe until a trespass on the Constitution provisions for either, shall be felt with the same keenness that resents and invasion of the dearest rights. — James Madison
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies. — George Washington
When they took the Fourth Amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the Sixth Amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent. When they took the Second Amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun. Now they've come for the First Amendment, and I can't say anything at all. — Tim Freeman
Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. — Thomas Jefferson
It is often easier for our children to obtain a gun than it is to find a good school. — Joycelyn Elders
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. - Second Amendment to the Constitution An armed society is a polite society. — Robert A. Heinlein
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. — Michael Badnarik
Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of the constitution by claiming it's not an individual right or that it's too much of a safety hazard don't see the danger of the big picture. They're courting disaster by encouraging others to use this same means to eliminate portions of the Constitution they don't like. — Alan Dershowitz
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms. — Richard Henry Lee
The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible. — Niccolo Machiavelli
A Cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second Coming of Christ; who frequently attends Bible studies; who has a high level of financial giving to a Christian cause; who home schools his children; who has accumulated survival foods and has a strong belief in the 2nd Amendment, and who distrusts Big Government. — Janet Reno
Gun control has proved to be a grievous failure, a means of disarming honest citizens without limiting firepower available to those who prey on the law-abiding. Attempting to use the legal system to punish the weapon rather than the person misusing the weapon is similarly doomed to fail. — Doug Bandow
Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France. — Mark Twight
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. — Joseph Story
The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military. — William O. Douglas
Just as the First and Fourth Amendment secure individual rights of speech and security respectively, the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers. — John Ashcroft
The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to over-awe them. — Tench Coxe
Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty. — Jeff Cooper
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear arms. — Tench Coxe
I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and believe that law-abiding Americans have the right to self-defense. — Donald Trump
All that first term, lip service to gun owners is just part of a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the Second Amendment during his second term. — Wayne LaPierre
The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people. — Fisher Ames
I have a lot of guns on my ranch. I don't use them for hunting. I'm not a hunter. It's for protection. The Second Amendment was designed for tyranny. — Chuck Norris
From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree. — Thomas Paine
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