Supports State Preemption
Sponsored legislation expanding state preemption to ensure that Second Amendment rights are not violated by municipalities.

Supports Self Defense
Sponsored legislation expanding the right of self defense by providing that a person may use reasonable force, including deadly force, if it is reasonable to believe it is necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s life or safety or the life or safety of another.

Supports Right-to-Carry
Supports the  National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act,  to ensure that law-abiding Americans are able to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that does not prohibit concealed carry.   

Opposes “Universal” Background Checks
Opposes the Obama/Bloomberg so-called “universal” background check system, which would criminalize the transfer of firearms between many honest, law-abiding gun owners.

Opposes Semi-Auto Ban
Opposes a ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self-defense.

Opposes Magazine Ban
Opposes a ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

Opposes U.N. Gun Ban Treaty
Opposes any treaty by the United Nations or other global organizations that would impose restrictions on American gun owners. 

Heller Case
Agrees with the landmark Heller case, arguing that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to Keep and Bear Arms and that Washington, D.C.’s gun ban was unconstitutional. 

McDonald Case
Agrees with the landmark McDonald case, arguing that the Second Amendment guarantees the fundamental, individual right of all Americans to Keep and Bear Arms and that Chicago’s gun ban was unconstitutional. 

Opposes the EPA Ban on Traditional Ammunition
Supports legislation prohibiting the EPA from banning traditional hunting ammunition and fishing tackle.

Opposes Government Blacklists
Opposes  denying persons on secret government lists their Second Amendment right to purchase or own a firearm without due process. 

Opposes a Federal Gun Database
Supports preventing ATF from circumventing the will of Congress by centralizing records of thousands of Americans’ long gun purchases.