Issue
Guns & the Second Amendment
Officials on Guns & the Second Amendment
| RDonald J. Trump | 22 | 50% | 1 |
| DJoe Biden | 9 | 11% | 1 |
| DCharles E. Schumer | 3 | 67% | 2 |
| DCory A. Booker | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DRichard J. Durbin | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| RMike Crapo | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DMark DeSaulnier | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DTim Walz | 2 | — | 1 |
| DJamie Raskin | 2 | — | 1 |
| RJames C. Justice | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJames E. Risch | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DKirsten E. Gillibrand | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DAdam B. Schiff | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RCindy Hyde-Smith | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJeff Landry | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DJB Pritzker | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RTed Budd | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RTim Walberg | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RSteve Daines | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DAngela D. Alsobrooks | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| DAmy Klobuchar | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| DRichard Blumenthal | 1 | — | 1 |
| DMazie K. Hirono | 1 | — | 1 |
| DChristopher Murphy | 1 | — | 1 |
| DTim Kaine | 1 | — | 1 |
| DAndy Kim | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJanet Mills | 1 | — | 1 |
| DMichelle Lujan Grisham | 1 | — | 1 |
| DDan McKee | 1 | — | 1 |
| RLarry Rhoden | 1 | — | 1 |
| DTony Evers | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- Tim WalbergStated position
Committed to cosponsoring/supporting national concealed carry reciprocity legislation (H.R.38, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act) so that a concealed-carry permit is valid across state lines.
View position & sources → - James C. JusticeStated position
Pledged to oppose gun-control efforts he attributes to the political left and to fight to preserve Second Amendment rights while working to keep guns from criminals and the mentally ill.
View position & sources → - Cindy Hyde-SmithStated position
Committed to consistently defend Second Amendment gun rights.
View position & sources → - Angela D. AlsobrooksStated position
Alsobrooks's proposed gun-safety measures include implementing universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, banning military-style weapons like AR-15s, and prohibiting bump stocks.
View position & sources → - Adam B. SchiffStated position
Ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and crack down on ghost guns.
View position & sources → - Mike CrapoStated position
Pledges to continue opposing all efforts to weaken Second Amendment rights.
View position & sources → - Kirsten E. GillibrandStated position
Continue to fight for commonsense gun reforms to eliminate loopholes, strengthen background checks, and ban assault rifles.
View position & sources → - James E. RischStated position
Committed to defend Second Amendment rights and work to roll back federal gun control laws.
View position & sources → - Andy KimStated position
Pass the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act to repeal the Tiahrt Amendments and restore public and researcher access to firearms trace data and gun records as a gun-violence prevention tool.
View position & sources → - Tim WalzStated position
Called on the Legislature to ban assault-style 'weapons of war' and high-capacity magazines.
View position & sources → - Janet MillsStated position
Provide funding to implement the Red Flag law approved by Maine voters in November 2025.
View position & sources → - Michelle Lujan GrishamStated position
Pass an assault weapons ban and gun dealer accountability measures to reduce gun violence.
View position & sources → - Larry RhodenStated position
Committed to working with legislators this session to deregulate firearm suppressors in South Dakota.
View position & sources → - Christopher MurphyStated position
Continue fighting to pass the Background Check Expansion Act, which would require background checks on nearly all firearm sales and transfers, until it becomes law.
View position & sources → - Richard J. DurbinStated position
Durbin committed to sponsor a renewed federal assault weapons ban: "That is why I am signing on to the bicameral Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, which would revitalize a nationwide ban on assault-style weapons and protect our communities from mass shootings." The bill would prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
View position & sources → - Tim KaineStated position
Committed to keep pushing for additional gun violence prevention legislation, including reinstating a federal ban on assault weapons through the reintroduced Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.
View position & sources → - Richard BlumenthalStated position
Led the reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, committing to reinstate a nationwide ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
View position & sources → - Mazie K. HironoStated position
Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act she introduced to reinstate a nationwide ban on high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
View position & sources → - Tony EversStated position
Committed to asking the Legislature to restore Wisconsin's 48-hour waiting period for firearm purchases in the next state budget.
View position & sources → - Jamie RaskinStated position
Create a federal grant program to support state handgun licensing / permit-to-purchase programs, by passing the Handgun Permit to Purchase Act (H.R. 532), which I introduced.
View position & sources → - Dan McKeeStated position
Submit a state budget to the General Assembly that, for the first time, includes a ban on assault weapons.
View position & sources → - Donald J. TrumpStated position
In my second term, we will roll back every Biden attack on the Second Amendment -- the attacks are fast and furious -- starting the minute that Crooked Joe shuffles his way out of the White House.
View position & sources → - Jeff LandryStated position
Sign legislation allowing Louisianans to carry a concealed firearm without a government permit (constitutional/permitless carry).
View position & sources → - Charles E. SchumerStated position
Bring the Assault Weapons Ban to the Senate floor and seek its passage.
View position & sources → - Ted BuddStated position
Budd committed to strengthening Second Amendment rights by sponsoring the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would let concealed-carry permit holders exercise that right across state lines.
View position & sources → - JB PritzkerStated position
Vowed to make Illinois the ninth state to pass an assault weapons ban.
View position & sources → - Charles E. SchumerStated position
Continue to push for universal background checks (H.R. 8) and a new assault weapons ban
View position & sources → - Mark DeSaulnierStated position
Enact the Gun Safety Board and Research Act to establish a federal Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts original research on reducing firearm violence, publishes policy recommendations, and runs a grant program funding firearm-violence-reduction research.
View position & sources → - Joe BidenStated position
Democrats believe that gun companies should be held responsible for their products, just like any other business, and will prioritize repealing the law that shields gun manufacturers from civil liability.
View position & sources → - Cory A. BookerStated position
Enact a federal gun licensing program requiring a license to buy or possess a firearm, as part of a sweeping plan to reduce gun violence.
View position & sources → - Amy KlobucharStated position
As part of her 2020 presidential campaign's 'first 100 days' plan, pledged to introduce gun-violence legislation including universal background checks, closing the gun-show loophole, and banning bump stocks, assault weapons, and high-capacity magazines. (Made as a presidential candidate; conditional on winning the presidency.)
View position & sources → - Steve DainesStated position
Committed to always fight to protect Montanans' Second Amendment rights.
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