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Jim DeMint on Guns

RepublicanSC

Guns10 votes · 20/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights

21 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Guns. 10 of them counted toward the score above: 8 toward “Gun rights” and 2 toward “Gun restrictions”.

The other 11 did not count: 11 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2010-03-25To help protect Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.H.R. 4872 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaGun rights
2009-09-16To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2009-07-22To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.S. 1390 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2009-02-26To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.S. 160 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2006-07-13To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.H.R. 5441 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2005-07-29A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaGun rights
2005-07-29To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and for other purposes.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun rights
2005-07-29To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
2005-07-26A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaGun rights
1999-06-18Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act — H R 2122 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On PassageYeaGun restrictions
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): CONYERS OF MICHIGAN AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): ROGAN OF CALIFORNIA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): HUNTER OF CALIFORNIA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): GOODE OF VIRGINIA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): SESSIONS OF TEXAS AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): MCCOLLUM OF FLORIDA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): CUNNINGHAM OF CALIFORNIA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): DAVIS OF VIRGINIA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): MCCARTHY OF NEW YORK AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-06-18H R 2122 AUTHOR(S): DINGELL OF MICHIGAN AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.R. 2122 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-06-16Providing for consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act, and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act — H RES 209 QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1501, CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT, AND H.R. 2122, MANDATORY GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACTH.Res. 209 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Gun restrictions / Gun rights axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.