To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes.

We would like to see, in the future, what we will probably call needs-based licensing of all weapons. ...Where it would make it much more difficult for anybody to be able to purchase handguns.

I don't believe gun owners have rights.

I've thought Cheney was scary for a long time. Now I know I was right to be nervous.

There is no personal right to be armed for private purposes unrelated to the service in a well regulated militia.

I would certainly say that politics in Washington has changed dramatically since 1980. It's gotten to be a nasty business with so much divisiveness. Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill could disagree totally on issues and then get together for a social event. We need to moderate on both sides.

Halfway measures are not enough.