In February 2018 , after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , Klobuchar was one of four Democratic senators to sign a letter to President Trump asserting that were he " to endorse legislation to require a background check on every gun purchase , without other poison pill provisions attached , we could finally move much closer towards the comprehensive system that you called for after the Stoneman Douglas attack " and that there was no justification in allowing individuals denied firearms by federally licensed dealers being able to " simply visit a gun show or go online to purchase the same gun that they were denied at the store . " In February 2019 , Klobuchar was one of thirty-eight senators to sign a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham calling on him to " hold a hearing " on universal background checks and noted Graham 's statement in the press that he " intended to have the Committee work on ‘ red flag ’ legislation and potentially also background checks " , actions the senators indicated their support for
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Political positions of Amy Klobuchar