Background Quote by Alex Padilla

Expanding background checks will help create a uniform standard for all gun purchases and prevent criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining powerful…

— Gabrielle Giffords

Background checks are an important part of keeping guns out of the wrong hands, but they are only as good as the information in…

— Roy Cooper

There should be a background check every time a firearm is transferred. You shouldn't be able to go to a gun show and buy…

— Michael D. Barnes

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

— Gary Ackerman

The first thing is we got to make sure we try to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I want comprehensive background…

— Hillary Clinton

The Background Check Expansion Act will help prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands, and combat senseless gun violence.

— Alex Padilla

Background checks applied universally and nationally would take millions of illegal guns off the streets of our cities.

— Chris Murphy

Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon.

— Joe Biden

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

Like it or not the American people support the term 'background check,' they support the concept of it even though they know it won't…

— Alan Gottlieb

We are alarmed that a known or suspected terrorist can go to a federally licensed firearms dealer where background checks are conducted, pass that…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

There's no reason that there shouldn't be universal background checks to ensure guns don't get in the hands of people who should not have…

— Jen Psaki