In February 2018 , after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , Schumer 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 January 2019 , Schumer was one of forty senators to introduce the Background Check Expansion Act , a bill that would require background checks for either the sale or transfer of all firearms including all unlicensed sellers . Exceptions to the bill 's background check requirement included transfers between members of law enforcement , loaning firearms for either hunting or sporting events on a temporary basis , providing firearms as gifts to members of one 's immediate family , firearms being transferred as part of an inheritance , or giving a firearm to another person temporarily for immediate self-defense
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Chuck Schumer