“You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the "assault weapons" of the First Amendment.”

— Charlton Heston

Interview Fox News Channel (15 September 1997)
Context: You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the "assault weapons" of the First Amendment. They're ugly, a lot of people don't like them, but they're protected by the First Amendment — just as "assault weapons" are protected by the Second Amendment.

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American actor 1923–2008

Alex Flinn (1966) American children's writer

Source: A Kiss in Time

“Liberals love the first amendment until you say something they don't agree with.”

Donald Trump Jr. (1977) American businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump

Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/708474355211227136 (March 11, 2016)

“We’re introducing an updated Assault Weapons Ban for one reason: so that after every mass shooting with a military-style assault weapon, the American people will know that a tool to reduce these massacres is sitting in the Senate, ready for debate and a vote. This bill won’t stop every mass shooting, but it will begin removing these weapons of war from our streets. The first Assault Weapons Ban was just starting to show an effect when the NRA stymied its reauthorization in 2004. Yes, it will be a long process to reduce the massive supply of these assault weapons in our country, but we’ve got to start somewhere. To those who say now isn’t the time, they’re right—we should have extended the original ban 13 years ago, before hundreds more Americans were murdered with these weapons of war. To my colleagues in Congress, I say do your job.”

Dianne Feinstein (1933) American politician

[Senators Introduce Assault Weapons Ban, November 8, 2017, w:Diane Feinstein, Diane, Feinstein, https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/11/senators-introduce-assault-weapons-ban]
On the introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017

“I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

[The America We Deserve, w:Donald Trump, Donald, Trump, Dave, Shiflett, 2000, Renaissance Books, 1580631312]; [Trump's Evolving Positions on Gun Issues, Linda, Qiu, Kitty, Bennett, March 12, 2018, The New York Times, September 6, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/us/politics/trump-evolving-positions-gun-issues.html]
2000s

“I say let's do it. Let's repress them. … Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment.”

Ann Coulter (1961) author, political commentator

Comments at the University of Florida (21 October 2005), as quoted in "Coulter courts Gainesville" by Jessica Riffel, in The Alligator (21 October 2005) http://www.alligator.org/pt2/051021coulter.php.
2005
Context: The Democrats complain about the Republican base being nuts … The nuts are their entire party … They're always accusing us of repressing their speech. I say let's do it. Let's repress them. … Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment.

“Assault weapons were designed for and should be used on our battlefields, not on our streets. There is no inalienable right to own and operate 100-round clips on AR-15 assault rifles.”

Chuck Schumer (1950) U.S. Senator from the State of New York

At the introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 ([Feinstein floats assault weapons ban, Ginger, Gibson, January 24, 2013, September 6, 2018, Politico, https://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/dianne-feinstein-assault-weapons-ban-086684]).

“I do not mean to say that the Court could not give leave to amend, but I cannot conceive that the Court would listen to an application for leave to amend after the trial. That could not have been intended: it would be opposed to all principles of justice.”

Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828–1921) English judge

Lowe v. Lowe (1899), L. R. P. D. C. A. [1899], p. 209.

“The First Amendment does not insulate you from criticism. In fact, that's the First Amendment in action. That is how the marketplace of ideas works. We float our ideas in the marketplace, and we see which idea sells.”

Marc Randazza (1969) American writer

“The First Amendment was designed to allow for disruption of business as usual. It is not a quiet and subdued amendment or right.”

Naomi Wolf (1962) American writer

The First Amendment and the Obligation to Peacefully Disrupt in a Free Society (22 October 2011), Blog Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf/occupy-wall-street-bloomberg-free-speech-right-to-disruption-_b_1026535.html at huffingtonpost.com

“An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.”

Hugo Black (1886–1971) U.S. Supreme Court justice

Concurring in New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971).

“You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the "assault weapons" of the First Amendment.”

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