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Voting Record Page 2
Voted NO to kill a Gun Buyback program
Voted against tabling (killing) Schumer amendment 1231 to
H.R.2620 that
would have allocated $15 million out of the Public Housing Drug
Elimination Program so that the Department of Housing and Urban
Development could continue a gun buyback program.
Reference:
Schumer
Amendment. No. S. 1231; Bill H.R. 2620; vote number
2001-267 on August 2, 2001.
Consider: HUD was running a gun buy
back program and wanted to continue it. This would seem to be way out of
the normal responsibility of providing housing to the poor and the $15M
would have impacted their ability to perform their primary function.
Additionally gun buy backs typically only get back nonfunctioning
firearms, and firearms from people who would rather have the cash.
Criminals do not turn their guns in and areas are no safer.
It is interesting that the stated purpose of the
amendment, "To make drug elimination grants for low-income housing
available for the BuyBack America program." makes no mention of guns. But
that was the primary purpose.
Voted YES on background checks at gun shows.
Require background checks on all firearm sales at gun shows.
Status: Amendment Agreed to Y)50; N)50; VP decided YES
Reference: Lautenberg Amendment #362; Bill
S. 254 ; vote number
1999-134 on May 20, 1999
Voted against tabling (killing)
Amendment
350 to
Senate Bill 254 (School Safety Act of 1999) that would have required
Federal Firearm Licenses of all firearm vendors over the internet.
Reference: Schumer
Amendment #350;
Bill
S254; vote number
1999-119 on May 14, 1999
Consider: All commercial
sales of firearms are regulated and require a Federal Firearms License
already independent of the communications medium. Interstate transfer of
firearms requires an FFL to FFL transaction. Only private transfers inside
the same state can be performed without an FFL. This is more 'feel good'
legislation that would have had no practical effect, if passed.
Fortunately the Senate saw it for what it was and wasted little time on
it. Proposed to tabled in less than 24 hours.
Of course Sen. Kerry can use this
vote as an example of standing up to the NRA.
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations.
The Hatch amendment would increase mandatory penalties for the illegal
transfer or use of firearms, fund additional drug case prosecutors, and
require background check on purchasers at gun shows. [A YES vote supports
stricter penalties].
Status: Amendment Agreed to Y)48; N)47; NV)5
Reference: Hatch Amendment #344; Bill
S. 254 ; vote number
1999-118 on May 14, 1999
Vote Twice Yes to Ban "Cop Killer Bullets" and Importation of Large
Capacity Clips
Voted to Not table Amendment 343. Kerry's site says that
it would ban 'cop killer bullets'. If you read the
text, there is no such reference. What it would have done was make it illegal
to transfer to any juvenile a 'semiautomatic assault weapon, or large
capacity ammunition feeding device'' or for a juvenile to possess a
'semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding
device'. Again the Senate saw it for what it was and wasted little time on
it. Proposed to tabled in the same day.
Reference: Feinstein
Amendment #343;
Bill
S254; vote number
1999-116 on May 14, 1999
Consider: Amendment 343 would have
made it illegal for you to let your children shoot your legal and legally
owned firearms. They could not even load a magazine for you.
Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows.
Vote to table or kill a motion to require that all gun sales at gun
shows be completed by federally licensed gun dealers. Also requires
background checks to be completed on buyers and requires gun show
promoters to register with the Treasury.
Amendment
#331 to Bill
S.254 ;
vote number
1999-111 on May 11, 1999
Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks.
Vote to table [kill] an amendment to make it unlawful for gun dealers
to sell handguns without providing trigger locks. Violation of the law
would result in civil penalties, such as suspension or revocation of the
dealer's license, or a fine.
Bill
S 2260 ;
vote number
1998-216 on Jul 21, 1998
Voted NO on Refining the National Instant Check
System
Voted NO on the Smith amendment to an
appropriations bill. The amendment prohibits the Department of Justice
from charging a user fee for background checks on handgun buyers and
required the F.B.I. to destroy immediately any records relating to the
approved transfer. The bill passed 69-31.
Bill
S
3234 ;
vote number
1998-217 on Jul 21, 1998
Voted YES on the 'Assault Weapons Ban of 1994' .
The Assault Weapons ban was a conference report on House
Bill 3355. This is the law that brought us higher magazine prices
and cosmetic changes to fine firearms. It also resulted in politicians
whining when lawful arms manufactures brought us legal, postban firearms
that looked wrong to them.
Vote number
1994-295 on
Aug 25, 1994
Signed by Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994
To expire September 13, 2004
Voted YES on Final Passage of the Brady Bill
Established a waiting period for handgun purchases while
implementation of the National Instant Check system took place.
Vote number
1993-394 on
Nov 20, 1993
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