"This is simple: in order to buy a deadly weapon, you should be trained and licensed. Right now, you need a license to drive a car, but in some states, you need nothing more than cash to buy a gun. States like Hawai"i with background checks and gun licensing requirements have shown us that this policy is effective in lowering gun-related deaths. Our bill would apply those same commonsense standards on the federal level, which will help keep more communities safe and save lives."