Background Quote by Wendy Davis

If a bill to ban handguns came to the house floor, I would vote for it.

— Pete Stark

I would pay to have those adjudications enrolled into the federal background system so we could detect people who are mentally ill before they…

— Rand Paul

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

I'll sign anything except bad legislation.

— Kinky Friedman

My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused…

— Jerry Brown

I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it.

— Gary Johnson

How many of you would put in front of your house a sign that says gun-free zone?

— Ken Blanchard

If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit…

— Christopher Gadsden

Whether I sign a bill or not, is generally an expression of my personal view on the subject. It's not an interpretation of an…

— George Deukmejian

If I were to sign it now, I'd be committing forgery. I'd be putting my 1943 signature on a canvas painted in 1922.

— Pablo Picasso

I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole, and close…

— Hillary Clinton

I come from a state that has virtually no gun control. And yet, at political peril, I voted for an instant background check, which…

— Bernie Sanders