Andrew Russo

“The wrong connection is the one you made between weapons and security. Do you really think that those of us who are fighting to drive out firearms love freedom any less than you do, care for our families’ safety any less than you do?”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Trigger

“All you have in your hands is the power to inflict death, and that’s nothing special. That’s something so ordinary that every living thing and most of mindless Nature has it, too.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Trigger

“Horton tucked his hands into his back pockets and showed a weary smile. “You still don’t get it—it’s not about the guns. But you’re right, I’m not satisfied,” he said. “I won’t be satisfied until Triggers are the size of a briefcase and every shop owner can afford one. I won’t be satisfied until they’re the size of a comset and every home owner can afford one. “Hell, I won’t be satisfied until they’re cheaper than a good handgun and just as easy to conceal. So you say you won’t feel safe carrying your Glock on the street in such a world? Then turnabout really is fair play. We haven’t felt safe with you carrying it in this world.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Trigger

“All of the European Union nations had long ago resolved their issues regarding private ownership of firearms—and resolved them in favor of public safety. It was hard for the typical citizen of England or Germany or France to grasp how an American President could find himself in trouble for offering a long-overdue solution to what they viewed as an ugly stain on America’s character.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, The Trigger