“Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a mile in years. A background check is not going to help you with that.” YearsHelpingShowsRealityRunningDoorsFeetMilesBackgroundsChecksPoundsBackground Checks Author:Charlene Li
“Doing a background check is still a very manual process, because the government agencies that create the records are largely paper-based systems. I'm not going to deny that there are errors, because in any system that involves human beings or technology, there are going to be errors.” HumansStillsGovernmentProcessHuman BeingsTechnologyRecordsPaperErrorsDenyBackgroundsChecksAgencyManualsGovernment AgenciesBackground Checks Author:James Lee
“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 sure that guns don't get in the hands of people that shouldn't have them.” PeopleBelieveShowsHandsAbleLawI BelieveOughtCitizensGunI Believe InBackgroundsChecksAbidingLaw Abiding CitizenBackground Checks Author:George W. Bush
“We're being overrun by people who live in poor and corrupt countries who come to the USA to get work. But we got to regain our sovereignty, we're going to control our border, and there will be border security tied to the pathway to citizenship. There will be an earned pathway to citizenship. It will be available to everybody who works hard, pays a fine, passes a background check.” PeopleCountryHardPoorPaySecurityHard WorkFineAvailableBackgroundsChecksBordersUsaTiedCitizenshipSovereigntyPathwaysBackground ChecksBorder Security Author:Lindsey Graham
“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 to get shot and murdered, but it doesn't mean that you can't own a gun.” PeopleWayWantMeanArmsBearsProtectGunShotsBackgroundsChecksThoughtfulRight To Bear ArmsBackground Checks Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle
“I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the right thing. And if I were governor and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.” IfsKnowsBelieveStillsShowsHavensWindGunBillsBackgroundsChecksRight ThingGovernorsDesksSenatorsPursuedI Still BelieveBackground Checks Author:Wendy Davis
“Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.” WaitingRecordsPeriodsMental HealthAccessBackgroundsChecksReportsTransfersFirearmsBuyersBackground Checks Author:Colleen Hanabusa
“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 gun owners. We owe it to the American people to take real action to reduce gun violence in our communities.” PeopleWayRealActionLawCommunityCommonViolenceGunImprovementBackgroundsChecksCommon SenseOwnersIllegalAbidingOur CommunityGun ViolenceTraffickingGun OwnersBackground ChecksIllegal Guns Author:Martin Heinrich
“Ninety percent of people support background checks. Which means even people who can't pass a background check support background checks.” PeopleMeanSupportPercentBackgroundsChecksNinetyBackground Checks Author:Bill Maher
“This week the White House proposed fingerprinting and photographing foreign visitors so they can do background checks. Officials in Saudi Arabia said this will only increase anti-American feelings in the Mideast. Is that possible? Gee, you hate to have people dislike us for no reason. Things were going so well.” PeopleWellsSaidReasonFeelingsHateHouseCan DoWhiteWeekIncreaseBackgroundsChecksOfficialsNo ReasonWhite HouseDislikeVisitorsArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisAnti-americanBackground Checks Author:Jay Leno
“I come from a state that has virtually no gun control. And yet, at political peril, I voted for an instant background check, which I want to see strengthened and expanded. I voted to ban certain types of assault weapons which are designed only to kill people.” PeopleWantStatesPoliticalCertainTypeWeaponsGunBackgroundsChecksInstantGun ControlAssaultPerilBansAssault WeaponsBackground Checks Author:Bernie Sanders
“Cameras are dangerous. With no waiting period or background check, any whack-job could just stroll into a Wal-Mart and walk out with a semi-automatic. Now, for years I've been pressing for stricter regulations on cameras, especially around our elected officials. Too many political lives have been cut short by some crazed shooter.” YearsHas BeensJobsPoliticalWaitingWalksCuttingDangerousPeriodsCamerasBackgroundsChecksOfficialsRegulationPolitical LifeElected OfficialsShooterBackground Checks Author:Stephen Colbert
“What I put forward was an amendment that would have temporarily halted immigration from high-risk terrorist countries, but would have started it up, but I wanted them to go through Global Entry, which is a program where we do background checks.” CountryWantedRiskProgramTerroristBackgroundsImmigrationChecksAmendmentsEntryHigh RiskBackground Checks Author:Ted Cruz
“I think the American people are gonna be reasonable with what do you do with someone who has been in this country for 10 or 12 years who hasn't otherwise violated our laws - because if they're a criminal they can't stay. They'll have to undergo a background check, pay a fine, start paying taxes. And ultimately, they'll given a work permit and that's all they're gonna be allowed to have for at least 10 years.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsHas BeensCountryLawGivenPayFineTaxesCriminalsBackgroundsChecksReasonablePermitPaying TaxesBackground Checks Author:Marco Rubio
“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.” PeoplePresidentRiskHappenedCitizensAuthorityAspectBillsIncludingEightBackgroundsChecksBarackRefugeeGangBlanketFbiPresident Barack ObamaAmerican CitizensVetsBackground ChecksSyrian Refugees Author:Ted Cruz
“Do not tell me that I have not shown courage in standing up to the gun people, in voting to ban assault weapons, voting for instant background checks, voting to end the gun show loophole and now in a position to create a consensus in America on gun safety.” PeopleEndsShowsAmericaPositionWeaponsGunStandingSafetyBackgroundsChecksInstantVotingAssaultConsensusBansLoopholesAssault WeaponsGun SafetyBackground Checks Author:Bernie Sanders
“Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too many military- style weapons on the streets. In a lot of places, our police are outgunned. We need comprehensive background checks, and we need to keep guns out of the hands of those who will do harm.” NeedsHandsStreetsMilitaryStyleTrumpRight NowWeaponsGunPoliceHarmBackgroundsChecksComprehensiveBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole, and close the online loophole.” ShouldBelieveShowsI BelieveGunBackgroundsChecksOnlineAmendmentsComprehensiveSecond AmendmentLoopholesBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“When I think about what we need to do, we have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. I think we need comprehensive background checks, need to close the online loophole, close the gun show loophole. There's other matters that I think are sensible that are the kind of reforms that would make a difference that are not in any way conflicting with the Second Amendment.” PeopleThinkingWayNeedsYearsKindMatterShowsDiesDifferencesGunBackgroundsChecksReformMaking A DifferenceOnlineSensibleAmendmentsComprehensiveSecond AmendmentLoopholesBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald Trump] can`t reach out and push off at the same time when he says - he says we want the ban on assault weapons, because they`re so very dangerous, and background checks on guns, given the level of violence in the country, he says he wants more guns to make us more secure.” WantCountryGivenLevelsViolenceDangerousTrumpWeaponsGunBackgroundsChecksSecureReach OutAssaultBansAssault WeaponsBackground Checks Author:Jesse Jackson
“The FBI background check would show that Rudolph Giuliani had an out-of-control affair with his Press Secretary while he was mayor of New York.” ShowsNew YorkPressesAffairBackgroundsChecksSecretaryFbiMayorsBackground ChecksRudolph Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“The first thing is we got to make sure we try to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I want comprehensive background checks.” WantTryingFirstsHandsGunBackgroundsChecksComprehensiveBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“If [lawmakers] lose elections in part because of their votes on the background-check bill or their position on the terror gap bill, then there will be a rethinking of this issue within the Republican conference.” IfsLosesIssuesPositionRepublicanVoteElectionBillsTerrorBackgroundsChecksGapsConferencesLawmakersBackground ChecksRethinking Author:Chris Murphy
“We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often times are selling to straw purchasers. And cracking down on the various loopholes that exist in terms of background checks for children, the mentally ill.” ChildrenTermStreetsGunIllVariousBackgroundsChecksSellingDealerStrawsMentally IllLoopholesBackground ChecksPurchasers Author:Barack Obama
“I would like to save lives. Now you know, the gun lobby will say, "You can't stop everybody." And I would agree with that: You can't stop everybody. Isn't it worth stopping as many as possible, saving as many lives as we can? And I think comprehensive background checks and trying to keep guns outta the wrong hands would help us do that.” ThinkingKnowsTryingHelpingHandsGunAgreeBackgroundsChecksSavingStoppingComprehensiveSave A LifeBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit to own a firearm, that person should undergo an exhaustive criminal background check. In addition, an applicant should give up his right to privacy and submit his medical records for review to see if the person has ever had a problem with alcohol, drugs or mental illness... The Constitution doesn't count!” IfsGivingShouldBelieveKindPersonsProblemOrderI BelieveRecordsDrugGiving UpGunConstitutionDon't BelieveIllnessI Believe InAlcoholCriminalsMedicalBackgroundsChecksMental IllnessPrivacyReviewsPermitSubmitGun ControlFirearmsRight To PrivacyBackground ChecksMedical Records Author:John Silber
“Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place feel at least as passionate, at least as mobilized and well-funded as the NRA and the gun manufacturers are because the politics in Congress are such where even members of Congress who know better are fearful if they vote their conscience and support common sense measures like background checks, they're worried they're going to lose.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFeelsWellsKindLosesCommonSupportMembersMassGunConscienceVoteCongressPassionateHonestlyBackgroundsChecksCommon SenseWorriedShootingFearfulGun ControlNraMass ShootingsBackground Checks Author:Barack Obama
“Non-crazy gun advocates - the ones who aren't stockpiling in preparation for a zombie invasion - don't like the idea of expanding background checks because they think it'll be a lot more paperwork. And it probably would make it more difficult to sell guns at, say, a flea market.” ThinkingIdeasDifficultCrazyGunSellsBackgroundsChecksPreparationExpandingZombieInvasionFleasPaperworkFlea MarketsGun SafetyBackground Checks Author:Gail Collins
“In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)” PeopleBackgroundsChecksNraBackground Checks Author:Joe Manchin
“We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.” ThinkingShowsGunCriminalsBackgroundsChecksInstantReasonableLoopholesBackground Checks Author:Wayne LaPierre
“When it comes to the issue of background checks, let's be honest - background checks will never be 'universal' - because criminals will never submit to them.” IssuesHonestUniversalCriminalsBackgroundsChecksBeing HonestSubmitBackground Checks Author:Wayne LaPierre
“To end the crisis [of gun violence], we have to regulate -or, in the case of handguns and assault weapons, completely ban -the product. We are far past the [point] where registration, licensing, safety training, background checks, or waiting periods will have much effect on firearms violence.” EndsPastWaitingCasesViolenceEffectsProductsPeriodsWeaponsTrainingGunCrisisSafetyBackgroundsChecksAssaultBansFirearmsGun ViolenceHandgunsRegistrationAssault WeaponsLicensingBackground Checks Author:Josh Sugarmann
“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 work to keep guns out of the hands of criminals they figure 'well if criminals aren't supposed to have guns what's the big deal about a background check,'” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsHandsBigsTermDealsSupportFiguresGunConceptsCriminalsBackgroundsChecksBig DealBackground Checks Author:Alan Gottlieb
“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 guns without a background check. There are Internet gun sales, classified ads in the newspapers - and you can buy guns without background checks.” ShouldShowsAbleInternetGunNewspapersBackgroundsChecksAdsFirearmsBackground Checks Author:Michael D. Barnes
“Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns.” KnowsShouldShowsWaitingKnow HowCarPeriodsGunShould HaveTestsBackgroundsChecksBackground Checks Author:Michael D. Barnes
“Every gun sold should require a background check, period.” ShouldPeriodsGunBackgroundsChecksBackground Checks Author:Gary Ackerman
“Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.” SeriesExpectedBackgroundsChecksTelling The TruthPenaltiesAttorneyAssistantsPerjuryBackground Checks Author:Trey Gowdy