“The ultimate check against government tyranny is an informed electorate who will elect people who believe in limited government. I don't want to embrace the idea we want people to take to the streets with guns. I want people to go to the voting booth and check an out of control government by electing conservatives.” PeopleWantBelieveIdeasGovernmentStreetsGunUltimateEmbraceTyrannyChecksVotingLimited GovernmentElectorateGovernment Tyranny Author:Lindsey Graham
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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