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I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state.

Every time guns fall into the wrong hands and are used to intimidate, injure, or murder women, it erodes the rights of responsible gun owners everywhere.

To be sure, hunters and sportsmen back gun rights. Beyond that, there are millions who see guns as a defense against fear - fear of criminals breaking into their homes or assaulting them on city streets.

I believe that restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners will not prevent a deranged individual or criminal from obtaining and misusing firearms to commit violence.

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

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

We are not saying that every idiot out there should own a gun - and there should be better background checks on guns. Not everybody should have the right.

There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.