 In January 2013 , Kelly and Giffords started a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions . The mission of the organization is to promote solutions with elected officials and the general public . The couple states that it supports the Second Amendment while promoting responsible gun ownership and “ keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people like criminals , terrorists , and the mentally ill . ” Current gun laws allow for private sellers to legally sell guns without a background check , creating a loophole that provides criminals and the mentally ill easy access to guns . Kelly said on Fox News on March 31 , 2013 that “ any bill that does not include a universal background check is a mistake , It 's the most common sense thing we can do to prevent criminals and the mentally ill from having access to weapons . " 
