In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.) — Joe Manchin Copy Share Image
I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The first thing is we got to make sure we try to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I want… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere, for anyone. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
I support common-sense measures like universal background checks to prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally… — Bill Foster Copy Share Image
I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a… — Charlene Li Copy Share Image
I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
Background checks will never stop every criminal from getting their hands on a gun and every single act of gun violence -… — Lucy McBath Copy Share Image
Like it or not the American people support the term 'background check,' they support the concept of it even though they know… — Alan Gottlieb Copy Share Image
“2.Stop only prohibited people from buying guns. The background check system is a mess. Virtually everyone who fails the check is someone… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
Cameras are dangerous. With no waiting period or background check, any whack-job could just stroll into a Wal-Mart and walk out with… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I want to protect our constitutional right to bear arms in a legal and thoughtful way with background checks that also don't… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
To end the crisis [of gun violence], we have to regulate -or, in the case of handguns and assault weapons, completely ban… — Josh Sugarmann 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
Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how… — Michael D. Barnes Copy Share Image
Expanding background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms is simple, popular, and commonsense. — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
There are corporate private investigators, companies doing very forensic background checks on people. They buy data, they get their own data... They… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to… — Colleen Hanabusa Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of people support background checks. Which means even people who can't pass a background check support background checks. — Bill Maher 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
The FBI background check would show that Rudolph Giuliani had an out-of-control affair with his Press Secretary while he was mayor of… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“The reason there are so few attacks that use out-of-state guns is that in both cases these individuals could have passed background… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
Background checks are an important part of keeping guns out of the wrong hands, but they are only as good as the… — Roy Cooper Copy Share Image
If [lawmakers] lose elections in part because of their votes on the background-check bill or their position on the terror gap bill,… — Chris Murphy Copy Share Image
When it comes to the issue of background checks, let’s be honest – background checks will never be 'universal' – because criminals… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
![“To end the crisis [of gun violence], we have to regulate -or, in the case of handguns and assault weapons, completely ban -the product. We are far past the [point] where registration, licensing, safety training, background checks, or waiting periods will have much effect on firearms violence.” quote by Josh Sugarmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/788/josh-sugarmann-37570_assault_to-end-the-crisis-of-gun-violence-we-hav_1588078.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/13b/ted-cruz-487_american-citizens_one-of-the-most-troubling-aspects-of-the_1869539.jpg)
![“If [lawmakers] lose elections in part because of their votes on the background-check bill or their position on the terror gap bill, then there will be a rethinking of this issue within the Republican conference.” quote by Chris Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4c8/chris-murphy-3617_background-checks_if-lawmakers-lose-elections-in-part-beca_2229524.jpg)
