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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.

I like stuff like 'Top Gun.' I like horror films. I love them.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

I'm not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun... Not unless I have to!

Quotes by Adam Savage

What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.

Quotes by Adam Peaty

It is one thing to say that there is a constitutional right to keep a gun at home for protection. It is quite another to say there is a constitutional right to bring a hidden gun into a daycare center.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Controversy Quotes

Gun violence in the U.S. is an epidemic.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.

Quotes by Aaron McGruder

I'm a girl from Queens. I've never gone, 'What am I doing today? Oh, I'm gonna grab a gun and learn how to use it.'

Quotes by Zoe Saldana

Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.

Quotes by Ziggy Marley

Danger Quotes

If I have my way, I want to go start making really interactive television. Stuff where you can sit and watch real actors do a real series and they can get into some kind of gun battle and all of...

Quotes by Zachary Levi

I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.

Quotes by Yvonne Strahovski

I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.

Quotes by Yelawolf

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

Quotes by Yasser Arafat

I think I spent my whole childhood diving out of haylofts with my BB gun and coming out shooting.

Quotes by William Sadler

Emotion Quotes

I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.

Quotes by William J. Clinton

If there's one crime for which there has to be a certainty of punishment, it is gun violence.

Quotes by William Bratton

Those who commit gun crimes and those who enable them should know this: We're coming after you.

Quotes by William Barr

A key initiative that was launched was Project Triggerlock, which targeted for federal prosecution violent felons who illegally possessed guns. It used our very strong federal gun laws to put those people away for a long period of time, a...

Quotes by William Barr

I have quit chewing tobacco and don't touch any lager beer, and I don't speak to the girls at all. I am getting to be a perfect hermit; my fiddle, my dog, and my gun I almost worship.

Quotes by Wild Bill Hickok

Power Quotes

I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.

Quotes by Wesley Snipes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about family members working in law enforcement?
Yes, one speaker notes: "I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in." It's a personal reflection on relatives in policing, loosely tied to this page's broader theme.
Is there a quote about a child wanting a gun for Christmas?
Yes: "My son was 8 or 9, and he really wanted a gun. It was Christmas, and I said to my husband, 'It's time for a gun.'" It's a personal family anecdote.
Is there a quote about young people and gun violence?
Yes: "Young people across the country have grown up traumatized by the gun violence epidemic." This is presented as that speaker's own characterization of the issue, not a statistic this page verifies.
Is there a quote connecting the internet to gun-rights advocacy?
Yes: "The Internet, as the most open free-speech institution in history, has become a major factor in gun owners' ability to achieve success in preserving and protecting the Second Amendment." This reflects that speaker's own stated position, not this page's political opinion.
Where can I find more related quotes?

Elsewhere the tone turns serious, naming a gun violence epidemic that's shaped a whole generation, alongside a different argument about the internet's role in gun owners organizing around the Second Amendment. Compare these with our Controversy quotes or thoughts on Power.