<p>At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence in America on January 30, 2013, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned the following witnesses on their views regarding universal effective background checks for gun purchases: Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.), Americans for Responsible Solutions; Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, National Rifle Association; and James Johnson, Chief of Police, Baltimore County Police Department, Chair, National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence.</p>