Chuck Schumer actually said...

"It poses no threat to millions and millions of law-abiding gun owners across the country who do have the right to bear arms, while keeping guns out of the hands of those who are most likely to misuse ..."

"I have worked hard to make sure that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System was enacted, implemented, and in place."

"Making sure that guns stay out of the hands of criminals, drug addicts, violent abusers, and the mentally ill has been important to me as long as I have been in Congress."

"I do not want there to be any more 'what ifs.'"