If people desire to eradicate entirely the right of citizens to own firearms, they should say so. If they wish (for whatever reasons) to reduce the total number of privately owned firearms, they should say so. And if they wish to try to prevent the private ownership of weapons by criminals or the mentally deranged, they should say that, too. All three make sense; all three are clear; and all three could be discussed intelligently. Let’s start with honest language and then have an honest debate. — “Getting Firearms ‘Off the Streets,'” T. David Gordon
As a taxpayer, I would not want a nickel of public monies to be expended on such a project, because I do not believe the number of privately owned weapons has anything at all to do with crime rates; but I would not object to other citizens, of their own volition, contributing voluntarily to such a program, nor would I object to the program enjoying the same tax advantages as charitable organizations enjoy. — “Firearms Buy-back Proposal,” T. David Gordon
I will be generous here and assume that those who make such statements are prevaricating; it would be entirely too painful to believe that elected officials (or those who desire to become so) could be quite that ignorant. The Second Amendment, after all, says nothing about hunting or about any other sporting uses for weapons. — “We Will Preserve Your Second Amendment Right to Hunt?” T. David Gordon
I am open to considering firearms recommendations from Mr. Biden or the president, provided that those recommendations are grounded in something other than emotion. If they present no pertinent data, or if they employ data selectively, I will remain unmoved in my belief that the Second Amendment serves us well. — “Reason or Emotion, Mr. President?” T. David Gordon
A “reasonable” or “sensible” person may assume two realities — of which television, movies, and possibly the president of the United States are completely unaware: that shooters do not hit their intended targets 100 percent of the time, and that it normally takes multiple gunshot wounds to stop or even slow down an assailant (whether animal or human). — “‘Reasonable’ or ‘Sensible’ Firearms Policies?” T. David Gordon
This five-part series exposing the illogical, deceitful arguments made by gun-control advocates is well worth reading.