Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.” ~ Dalai Lama [Tenzin Gyatso] (1935-) 14th Dalai Lama of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan BuddhismSource: (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times) speaking at the "Educating Heart Summit" in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate