Jeff Daniels: The Second Amendment Was Written for a Different Time

Actor Jeff Daniels: Second Amendment Was From 'A Different Time,' Wants More Background Checks (NewsBusters)

On Tuesday's Piers Morgan Live, actor Jeff Daniels pushed for universal background checks because the Second Amendment was written during a "different time."

"I'm one of the guys that goes back to the Second Amendment and just goes, 'you know what, it was a different time and now we're into the Sandy Hooks and the – you know, all of that and whatever happened between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin that night, only they know'," Daniels told host Piers Morgan.