In a free society we will tolerate boorish people, who have abhorrent behavior, but if we're civilized people we publicly criticize that and don't belong to those groups or associate with those people.
Rand PaulIf I had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that I might have smarted off. But, I wouldnโt have expected to be shot.
Rand PaulThis whole sort of 'war on women' sort of thing, I'm scratching my head because if there was a war on women, I think they won.
Rand PaulThe other thing to realize is that almost all these shootings, including this shooting [in San-Bernardino], happened in a government building where people are not allowed to defend themselves. While it's not the ultimate answer, the ultimate answer would be no violence, part of the answer is saying, "We need to allow people to defend themselves."
Rand Paul