Banning Quotes

I collect guns and shoot them regularly. It`s all purely recreational shooting, I believe in the right to bear arms. I`m beside myself on the banning of the semi- automatic assault rifle. Guns don`t kill people, people do. I don`t carry a gun, but I respect them. I always take a gun on location because you never know. (1989)

The idea that you can prevent violent action by banning such images is nonsense.

They`re talking about banning cigarette smoking now in any place that`s used by ten or more people in a week, which, I guess, means that Madonna can`t even smoke in bed.

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe.

The gun lobby`s leaders said today in Springfield that banning assault weapons would injure Illinois economically to the tune of $150 million and cost the state 750 jobs. Are Illinois residents really buying $150 million a year worth of assault weapons? If so, I urge the Legislature to move as quickly as possible on this proposal, because we have a bigger problem than we realized.

There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.

This city`s not ready. Banning-Lewis is going to crush this city in so many ways because of all the subsidized infrastructure it`s going to provide.

Anybody who comes up with the idea of banning skateboarding, that`s a pretty damn good reason right there.

There was no violence, no aggression and we find imposing a banning order would be disproportionate on this occasion.

Most of these (pit bulls) you are banning (are) loving family pets.

I want to see the premier and the attorney general (Michael Bryant), who showed such vigour (last summer) when it came to (banning) pit bulls, showing the same vigour when it comes to the criminal justice system,