'A mortgage is a real background check,' Rock says. Rock: Mortgage key to gun control

Comedian Chris Rock is the latest celebrity to chime in on the topic of gun control, opening up about the topic during an appearance before the Television Critics Association.

“The gun lobby also says people need to be able to protect their property,” said Rock, according to Deadline.com. “But every mass shooting is done by guys who live with their mother. So I believe you should need to have a mortgage to buy a gun. A mortgage is a real background check. Even if you go to jail for 30 years, you’ve still got to pay your f—king mortgage.”


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It’s not the first time Rock has weighed in on the topics of guns; a regular bit in his stand-up act focused on raising the price of bullets.

“Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn’t have any innocent bystander .”