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John Seymour on Guns

RepublicanCA

Guns3 votes
Gun restrictionsGun rights

6 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Guns. 3 of them counted toward the score above: 0 toward “Gun rights” and 3 toward “Gun restrictions”.

The other 3 did not count: 3 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
1992-07-27To restore the Second Amendment rights of all Americans. — S.3026 BY HOLLINGS (D-SC) -- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 DEPARMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 (SENATE FAILED TO UPHOLD THE RULING OF THE CHAIR IN SUSTAINING A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SMITH AMENDMENT NO. 2752, TO REPEAL THE ASSAULT WEAPON MANUFACTURING STRICT LIABILITY ACT OF 1990, AS BEING LEGISLATION ON AN APPROPRIATION BILL.)S. 3026 · 102nd Congress · On the Decision of the ChairNayDirection not readable
1991-06-28To propose compromise language with respect to the purchase of firearms. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE DOLE/METZENBAUM AMENDMENT NO. 503, TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OF ANY LICENSED IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER, OR DEALER BEFORE TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO A NONLICENSEE, TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM, AND TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
1991-06-28To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish procedures for mandatory instant background checks of the criminal histories of prospective buyers of handguns and to establish mandatory prison sentences for the commission of a crime with a firearm in addition to any other penalties. — (SENATE REJECTED THE STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 429, TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR MANDATORY INSTANT BACKGROUND CHECKS OF THE CRIMINAL HISTORIES OF PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OF HANDGUNS AND TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCES FOR THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME WITH A FIREARM IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
1991-06-27To provide for mandatory prison terms for using, possessing, or carrying of a firearm during state crimes of violence or State drug trafficking crimes. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 387, PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR USE, POSSESSION, OR CARRYING OF A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE DURING A STATE CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR STATE DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
1991-06-26To provide for the death penalty for homicides involving firearms. — (SENATE AGREED TO D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 382, TO PERMIT PROSECUTORS TO SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY IF A FIREARM THAT HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED THROUGH INTERSTATE COMMERCE IS USED TO COMMIT A MURDER.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1991-06-25To codify the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule. — (SENATE REJECTED THE THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 368, PERMITTING EXCEPTIONS TO THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE IN SEARCHES WHERE THERE WAS NO SEARCH WARRANT IF CONFORMING TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, AND PERMITTING THE ADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF A FIREARM HOWEVER IT IS SEIZED OR FOUND.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection 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.