Second Amendment to the United States Constitution Quotes

“Right to keep and bear arms”

“No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”

“[P]eople have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves.”

“If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.”

“[T]he people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves.”

“No freedman, Negro, or Mulatto shall carry or keep firearms or ammunition.”

“One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.”

“Keeping among us, in times of peace, standing armies and ships of war.”

“The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”

“[W]here and when did freedom exist when the power of the sword and purse were given up from the people?”

“When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”

“The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people.”

“To see that the people be continually trained up in the exercise of arms, and the militia lodged only in the people's hands.”

“For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security.”

“My great objection to this government is, that it does not leave us the means of defending our rights or of waging war against tyrants.”

“"LIBERATE MINNESOTA!" "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!""LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!" (via*ealDonaldTrump tweets)”

“...The second amendment, passed in 1791, allowing US citizens access to arms, was manageable when most firearms were muskets that took minutes to load.”

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

“The very language of the Second Amendment refutes any argument that it was intended to guarantee every citizen unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires.”

“Wikipedia: Second Amendment to the United States Constitution”