Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.
The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.
Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.
How do you deliver democracy to a country? You don't do it down the barrel of a gun. That's not how you deliver it.
Guns are part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and the Senate and the president to say maybe that's got to change. People talk about it - but I mean actual change.
We understand that in an open and democratic and free society, you cannot make yourself impenetrable, especially when there are more guns than there are people in the United States today.
The pervasiveness of guns in our society is destroying America.
You don't spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.
You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun.