Mike Thompson: “The fact of the matter is that 34 States do not go beyond what that Federal floor is. They allow guns to be sold at gun…”

“The fact of the matter is that 34 States do not go beyond what that Federal floor is. They allow guns to be sold at gun shows, through newspaper ads, or online without the benefit of there being a background check. We should stop that. We should make sure that we do everything we can to ensure that criminals, the dangerously mentally ill, domestic abusers, and terrorists don't get guns. Right now, some 40 percent of the firearms that are sold in our country are sold without the benefit of there being a background check. How does that make our constituents safe? How does that make America more safe? It is shameful. We need to bring this bill to a vote. We need to pass a background check. We need to make sure that we know who it is who is buying guns. We must do everything we can to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have guns: criminals, the dangerously mentally ill, domestic abusers, and terrorists.”