Amendment Quote by John Fetterman

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

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

The information hack contains facts discovered by the FBI in doing background checks for people seeking positions with the federal government. It's a treasure…

— Donald Trump

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

Obama, Bloomberg and nearly every politician and gun-ban zealot pushing for a universal background check system are on record supporting mandatory gun registration, outright…

— Wayne LaPierre

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

I support common-sense measures like universal background checks to prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill.

— Bill Foster

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

— Alex Padilla

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

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