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- Nov 07, 2020
Gun Quotes
On family, danger, and a debate that never quite settles.
One quote recalls a son asking for a gun for Christmas and a parent deciding it was finally time, while another reflects on relatives in law enforcement and the hard choices that job can involve. Read more in our Danger quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like way out in the middle of nowhere.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are a generation of settlers, and without the steel helmet and gun barrel, we shall not be able to plant a tree or build a house.
- Bitterness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.
- Ownership
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people of Chicago have made it very clear that they favor sensible restrictions on gun ownership.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would feel horrible to think I had put my name on a pistol permit and allowed someone to carry around a gun and they committed another crime.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
Federal law provides very powerful tools, such as strict mandatory sentences, to go after repeat violent offenders who are illegally in the possession of a gun.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
No legislation is going to stop a criminal from getting a gun, and anybody who says it will is wrong. Criminals will get a gun no matter what they have to do. They'll steal it. They'll borrow it. They'll have someone else buy it for them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people knew every transaction of a gun was going to be recorded somewhere, I think they'd be more responsible with who they transferred their weapon to.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really want to be part of things from the ground up wherever possible. Not to say that I'm not open to being a gun for hire - I am, absolutely - but I really enjoy developing.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was talking on the phone in my trailer, and I looked in the mirror and I saw the badge clipped to my belt, a gun with a holster, and the suit and the tie with the jacket off, and it was just deja vu. I remember that image so clearly from growing up. My dad would come home for lunch, take off his jacket, have the gun and the badge.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.
- Nov 07, 2020
We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020