Patrick Leahy actually said...

"If we want to keep firearms away from domestic abusers who are not supposed to have them anyway, we have to improve the background check system."

"The Constitution for 225 years has established a Government that is a servant of the people, not the master."

"We have statistics that show women in this country are killed at an alarming rate by domestic abusers with guns."

"I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the Senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject."