No more hand-wringing, prayers, platitudes without action.
A brief history lesson. The assault weapons ban had been signed into law in 1994. Former Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan had written personal letters to the U.S. House of Representatives (where it faced the stiffest resistance) urging lawmakers to pass the ban. It had been challenged in court on constitutional grounds and every challenge failed. The problem was, the ban had been weakened during negotiations and contained a sunset provision causing the ban to expire after ten years. When bill expired many tried to reinstate the ban but those efforts were defeated. I suggest the lawmakers who defeated the bill to reinstate the assault weapons ban deserve to hear from their constituents specifically and American citizens in general. I am given to understand these folks love to hear from Americans in regard to their job performance.
It might pay to keep in mind, in poll after poll, we are in the majority. Those who want thoughtful gun control are in the majority.
Below is a list of representatives who voted against the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban:
It might pay to keep in mind, in poll after poll, we are in the majority. Those who want thoughtful gun control are in the majority.
Below is a list of representatives who voted against the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban:
Member
Party
State
Lamar Alexander
R
TN
Kelly Ayotte
R
NH
John Barrasso
R
WY
Max Baucus
D
MT
Mark Begich
D
AK
Michael Bennet
D
CO
Roy Blunt
R
MO
John Boozman
R
AR
Richard M. Burr
R
NC
Saxby Chambliss
R
GA
Daniel Coats
R
IN
Tom Coburn
R
OK
Thad Cochran
R
MS
Susan Collins
R
ME
Bob Corker
R
TN
John Cornyn
R
TX
Michael D. Crapo
R
ID
Ted Cruz
R
TX
Joe Donnelly
D
IN
Michael B. Enzi
R
WY
Deb Fischer
R
NE
Jeff Flake
R
AZ
Lindsey Graham
R
SC
Charles E. Grassley
R
IA
Kay Hagan
D
NC
Orrin G. Hatch
R
UT
Martin Heinrich
D
NM
Heidi Heitkamp
D
ND
Dean Heller
R
NV
John Hoeven
R
ND
James M. Inhofe
R
OK
Johnny Isakson
R
GA
Mike Johanns
R
NE
Tim Johnson
D
SD
Ron Johnson
R
WI
Angus King
I
ME
Mary L. Landrieu
D
LA
Mike Lee
R
UT
Joe Manchin III
D
WV
John McCain
R
AZ
Mitch McConnell
R
KY
Jerry Moran
R
KS
Lisa Murkowski
R
AK
Rand Paul
R
KY
Rob Portman
R
OH
Mark Pryor
D
AR
Jim Risch
R
ID
Pat Roberts
R
KS
Marco Rubio
R
FL
Tim Scott
R
SC
Jeff Sessions
R
AL
Richard C. Shelby
R
AL
Jon Tester
D
MT
John Thune
R
SD
Patrick J. Toomey
R
PA
Mark Udall
D
CO
Tom Udall
D
NM
David Vitter
R
LA
Mark Warner
D
VA
Roger Wicker
R
MS
