We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.
Wayne LaPierreWhen 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.
Wayne LaPierreGuns donโt kill people. Video games, the media and Barack Obamaโs budget kill people.
Wayne LaPierreHow many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame โ from a national media machine that rewards them with the wall-to-wall attention and sense of identity that they crave โ while provoking others to try to make their mark? A dozen more killers? A hundred? More? How can we possibly even guess how many, given our nation's refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill?
Wayne LaPierre