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This is Your Representative on Guns
What do your elected representatives think about guns-and how are they likely to vote on upcoming gun-control legislation?
In the coming weeks, legislation that would govern things like background checks, the availability of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and gun-show regulations will be debated in the media, in living rooms and, perhaps most importantly, on the floors of the House and Senate. How our elected representatives vote will ultimately make the difference.
This is something we have the right and the ability to influence. To help clarify a complex state of play, The Daily Beast has created a tool that classifies every member of Congress according to their stance on gun control, based on our best assessment of publicly available information: statements, voting records, ratings from both the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and dollar contributions from the gun lobby.
Use this as a scorecard to follow as individual bills are debated, and as a quick way to make your voice heard.
NC SENATE - JUNIOR SEAT OPPOSES REFORM
DEM.
Kay Hagan
This junior Democratic senator is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, though, she suggested that she wouldn't oppose new gun legislation, though she'd prefer a "comprehensive" approach.
RatingsNRA Grade?Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Rating (0-100)?F0%Contact
Phone: 202-224-6342
Fax: 202-228-2563
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash. DCWebsiteCongresspedia entry@SenatorHaganFacebook page
Contributions from the NRA
$0
In the coming weeks, legislation that would govern things like background checks, the availability of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and gun-show regulations will be debated in the media, in living rooms and, perhaps most importantly, on the floors of the House and Senate. How our elected representatives vote will ultimately make the difference.
This is something we have the right and the ability to influence. To help clarify a complex state of play, The Daily Beast has created a tool that classifies every member of Congress according to their stance on gun control, based on our best assessment of publicly available information: statements, voting records, ratings from both the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and dollar contributions from the gun lobby.
Use this as a scorecard to follow as individual bills are debated, and as a quick way to make your voice heard.
NC SENATE - JUNIOR SEAT OPPOSES REFORM
DEM.
Kay Hagan
This junior Democratic senator is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, though, she suggested that she wouldn't oppose new gun legislation, though she'd prefer a "comprehensive" approach.
RatingsNRA Grade?Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Rating (0-100)?F0%Contact
Phone: 202-224-6342
Fax: 202-228-2563
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash. DCWebsiteCongresspedia entry@SenatorHaganFacebook page
Contributions from the NRA
$0
http://thedailybeast.thisisyourreponguns.com/#Pane=detail&Chamber=all&Party=all&Sex=all&State=all&rep_id=E000291
No surprise here.