"Well, and I would apologize to the Committee, but I have lost my voice entirely--perhaps from cheering too much at last night's State of the Union."
"twice given the opportunity to answer is there any empirical basis for the proposition that strict gun control would reduce violence, twice you have not been able to give an example of that."
"The Supreme Court's decisions in Heller and McDonald were landmark decisions."
"I think we should continue to respect and protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens."
"What you are focusing on doing, which is bringing the criminal laws to bear, stopping and punishing violent criminals, is critically important, and I commend you for that service."
"Constitutional rights are designed to be protected not just when they are popular."
"The focus of law enforcement should be on criminals, and we should be unstinting in protecting communities."
"I think that is due in part to vigorous enforcement, getting guns out of the hands of violent criminals."
"the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms does not protect any individual whatsoever"
"To my mind, that data suggests that allowing law-abiding citizens to arm themselves, and in particular protecting the right of women to protect themselves, is an important safeguard against violent of..."
"Heller actually went further than that and enumerated some specific examples: namely, a ban on felons possession firearms Heller said was permissible under the Second Amendment."