I come from a state that has virtually no gun control. And yet, at political peril, I voted for an instant background… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
When I think about what we need to do, we have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. I think we… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing… — Martin Heinrich Copy Share Image
One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We're being overrun by people who live in poor and corrupt countries who come to the USA to get work. But we… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
Doing a background check is still a very manual process, because the government agencies that create the records are largely paper-based systems.… — James Lee Copy Share Image
Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very… — Trey Gowdy Copy Share Image
“MY ASS IS WORTH MORE THAN YOUR INCONVENIENCE ... that's my response to anyone opposed to universal background checks. If Ted Nugent… — Quentin R. Bufogle Copy Share Image
I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit… — John Silber Copy Share Image
Sometimes the FBI is assigned to do background checks on people who are coming into government in the executive office of the… — James Comey Copy Share Image
“Democrats could pass universal background checks if only they addressed three seemingly straightforward problems: 1.Who pays for it? Gun buyers and sellers… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] can't reach out and push off at the same time when he says - he says we want the ban… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
There should be a background check every time a firearm is transferred. You shouldn't be able to go to a gun show… — Michael D. Barnes Copy Share Image
Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obama, Bloomberg and nearly every politician and gun-ban zealot pushing for a universal background check system are on record supporting mandatory gun… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
What I put forward was an amendment that would have temporarily halted immigration from high-risk terrorist countries, but would have started it… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The information hack contains facts discovered by the FBI in doing background checks for people seeking positions with the federal government. It's… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Universal background checks work. You keep the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That shouldn't be partisan - that should… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“None of these shootings, nor others that the president has mentioned, would have been stopped if background checks on private transfers had… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
There's a reason that you hear something like 90 percent of our country wants universal background checks, but we can't get it… — MJ Hegar Copy Share Image
![“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are…” quote by Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/13b/ted-cruz-487_american-citizens_one-of-the-most-troubling-aspects-of-the_1869539.jpg)
![“[Donald Trump] can't reach out and push off at the same time when he says - he says we want the ban on assault weapons, because they're so very dangerous, and background checks on guns, given the level of violence in the country, he says he wants more guns to make us more secure.” quote by Jesse Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/11e/jesse-jackson-1161_amendment_donald-trump-can-t-reach-out-and-push-of_3236058.jpg)
![“Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too many military- style weapons on the streets. In a lot of places, our police are outgunned. We need comprehensive background checks, and we need to keep guns out of the hands of those…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/738/hillary-clinton-51_amendment_right-now-and-this-is-something-donald-t_2331715.jpg)
