Quotes for All
President Bush said he didn’t want to renew the Assault Weapons Ban because it might ‘infringe on hunters’ rights’. Who needs an AK-47 machine gun to go hunting? Let me tell you guys something… If it takes you 500 rounds to bring down a deer, I don’t want you going to the bathroom in MY … Read more
Our supportfor assault weapons ban is very broad…I think we’ve got all the police, we have all the mayors virtually – the conference of mayors, mayors against guns. We have medical experts, we have virtually dozens of religious organizations of every creed supporting us. We have just lists and lists. Dianne Feinstein
Assault weapons pose a grave threat to all Americans, but most especially to law enforcement officers on our city streets. Dianne Feinstein
The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them ‘more’ illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation. David Mamet
A lot of Democrats ask and a lot of people ask, Why is it necessary for people in this country, who are not in law enforcement, to have assault weapons? Chuck Todd
California has rules against assault weapons. It’s just those rules are inherently so technical and have to do with cosmetic features, you can easily get around them with any sort of semi-automatic rifle. Chuck Todd
I can understand that if you have sold arms to the ayatollah why you might not be quite as sensitive to the need to get assault weapons off our streets. Chuck Robb
You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the ‘assault weapons’ of the First Amendment. They’re ugly, a lot of people don’t like them, but they’re protected by the First Amendment – just as ‘assault weapons’ are protected by the Second Amendment. Charlton Heston
The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers. Charles Schumer
Passing a law like the assault weapons ban is a symbolic – purely symbolic – move in that direction. Its only real justification is not to reduce crime but to desensitize the public to the regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation. Charles Krauthammer