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I've been teaching full-time for 41 years at small colleges, and I can't imagine what it would mean for me or my colleagues to be armed with handguns or rifles instead of books and a thorough knowledge of our chosen disciplines.

Carrying a concealed weapon is a sign of self-defense, self-protection, and I think it lowers crime.

There is no reason for anyone in this country, anyone except a police officer or a military person, to buy, to own, to have, to use a handgun... and the only way to do that is to change the Constitution.

I've dealt with a lot of guns over my career, so I'm getting better and better with firearms.

In my opinion, the only people who should have handguns are the police.

You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them.

I'm a gun owner.

I never feel particularly comfortable holding a gun, but when you're playing somebody who lived in the frontier southwest, guns are a part of their life. Anyone who lives on land has a gun.

The vast majority of gun owners don't kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns.