Able Quote by Michael Nutter

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

Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too many military-…

— Hillary Clinton

There's simply no reason for a civilian to own a military-style assault weapon. It's no different than why we outlaw civilian ownership of rockets…

— Seth Moulton

This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all assault-weapon crime,…

— Ronald Reagan

I presented a bill that will address a glaring loophole that allows gun buyers to bypass a background check by purchasing guns as kits.…

— Brad Schneider

We need to digitize gun-sales records, mandate universal background checks, close gun-show loopholes and straw-man purchases, ban high-capacity magazines, and push for a comprehensive…

— Emma Gonzalez

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

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

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

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

I happen to believe that certain types of assault weapons, which are manufactured and designed for military purposes to kill people very quickly should…

— Bernie Sanders

I just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.

— Barack Obama