Amendment Quote by Bill Foster

We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often times are…

— Barack Obama

I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make…

— George W. Bush

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

— 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

Universal background checks and closing existing loopholes can prevent prohibited purchasers, such as convicted felons, the dangerously mentally ill and domestic abusers from accessing…

— John Fetterman

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

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

Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive…

— Michael D. Barnes

Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing law abiding…

— Martin Heinrich

“None of these shootings, nor others that the president has mentioned, would have been stopped if background checks on private transfers had been required.4…

— John R. Lott Jr

Expanding background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms is simple, popular, and commonsense.

— Alex Padilla

I want to protect our constitutional right to bear arms in a legal and thoughtful way with background checks that also don't want people…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle