“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.”
George Washington
“When firearms go, all goes. We need them every hour.”
“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”
Heinrich Himmler
“We recognize Yuma as being a firearms source for guns going to Mexico. Arizona is a source state for firearms to Mexico.”
Tom Mangan
“That assumes that trace data is meaningful in indicating that [firearms] dealers are involved in selling guns that are used in crimes. And the problem with that is that the trace data does not include all guns used in crimes, that is to say, not all trace guns are 'crime guns' and not all 'crime guns' are traced.”
Richard Gardiner
“The problem here is easy access to a firearm. Here is someone who never should have had a gun that had a gun.”
Phil Cline
“We were told 25 people went in to get their guns and eight left with their firearms.”
Wayne LaPierre