| Hopeful | From | Political Party | Present Stance on Gun Control | Has this stance changed? | If so, how? |
| Hillary Clinton | NY | democrat | She doesn’t think people should have guns | no | |
| Ted Cruz | Tx | republican | He want people to have guns | no | |
| Bernie Sanders | VT | Democrat | He believes that people can own guns as long as they are good | yes | He didn’t want anyone owning guns now he only wants good people owning guns |
| Donald Trump | NY | Republican | He thinks good people should have guns but not bad people | yes | A first he believed everyone should have a gun but now he thinks only good people should have guns |