[Physicist]

George Washington: "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth (and) keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them [guns] by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference [crime]. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress)

Fraudulent.

[Physicist]

Adolf Hitler: "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead." (Chancelor's Speech, 1935)

Fabricated.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Euro weenies say their citzens cannot be trusted with owning guns, they might rise up and take back their long lost freedoms.

[Physicist]

John Adams: "Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion in private self defense." (A defense of the Constitution of the US)

Misquoted.

[MileHi]

Alexander Hamilton: "...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens, little if at all inferior to them in the use of arms." (Federalist Paper #29)

Outlawing select fire battle rifles is unconstitutional.

[raivyn]

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[CGVet58]

bttt, especially Jefferson's condemnation of the current "living, breathing constitution" sophists that claim him as the father of their party