Newt Gingrich said "I would much rather that she had been armed and that he had been killed instead of her, and that may sound like a harsh judgment, but I do agree that if you're faced with somebody who is homicidal and evil, who is trying to do something terrible, there are times in fact that only counterforce works." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 9, 2013

I would much rather that she had been armed and that he had been killed instead of her, and that may sound like a harsh judgment, but I do agree that if you're faced with somebody who is homicidal and evil, who is trying to do something terrible, there are times in fact that only counterforce works.

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Newt Gingrich

Republican · Georgia

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Editor's note · Context

Newt Gingrich expresses his belief in the necessity of armed defense in the face of violence.

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