"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Each state enjoys constitutional protection from federal interference in almost all areas, the commerce clause and its egregious expansion into a farmer's personal crops notwithstanding. The USA needs a Constitutional Amendment to rein in the Feds. Indiana Senator David Long has started the process which has been signed into Indiana law by Governor Mike Pence."Guns are our friends because in a country without guns, I'm what's known as "prey." All females are."
- Ann Coulter
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
- Jeff Cooper
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
- Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the United States