Peter Hamm Quotes (15 Quotes)

Wyoming is a state where we may not be the best messengers, because people misinterpret our message and our goals. It's interesting because this is not really a gun issue it's a violence issue.

I can't understand why anybody would be opposed to telling visitors what the law is. No state in America has ever passed a law like this one.

We understand and respect Florida is a tourism-based economy, ... We don't want to unnecessarily alarm anyone, but we think visitors should know what the law is on the books starting Saturday.

The biggest myth in Florida is that this is about protecting people who use legitimate self-defense. This law ... sends a message to people who are potentially unstable and have an itchy trigger finger that as long as they can make a reasonable case they were in fear, they can use deadly force against somebody.

It's a particular risk faced by travelers coming to Florida for a vacation because they have no idea it's going to be the law of the land. If they get into a road rage argument, the other person may feel he has the right to use deadly force.

It's really a potentially dangerous solution to a nonexistent problem because there is not a scenario of legitimate self-defense anywhere in the country that doesn't get treated by juries, prosecutors and police as self-defense.

It's time for the state of Virginia to grow up and say you can't have concealed weapons in the legislature and offices. You don't have a right to put other people's safety at risk in the state legislature.

Lockyer is extremely good on the gun issue, and we generally trust his office.

This is not really a gun issue. It's a violence issue.

It's a violence issue, it's not a firearms issue. It's a potentially dangerous solution to a non-existent problem.

Unfortunately, the law has had precisely the effect we thought it would. A handful of overly aggressive individuals are using it as a defense for actions that appear to go beyond the pale of self-defense.

It is reasonable to make people know that while they're visiting Florida they should take the right precautions to avoid potentially being victims of violence,

You don't just broadly paint a new statewide law saying, if you're in doubt, go ahead and shoot and kill the other person. It's anathema to peace and calm in our communities.

I don't know what the NRA is smoking. They're taking on the business lobby, which is just foolish.

There is no other state in the nation -- and no other civilized nation on Earth -- that has a law like this. It could cause the most aggressive people in society to overreact.