Supports Right-to-Carry
Voted for the Constitutional Concealed 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.   He also voted for a similar amendment in 2009.

Opposes “Universal” Background Checks
Opposed 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
Opposed Senator Dianne Feinstein’s failed semi-auto ban, designed to ban commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self-defense.

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

Supports Veterans' Second Amendment Rights
Voted for an amendment that protects veterans’ Second Amendment rights.

Opposes U.N. Gun Ban Treaty
Signed multiple letters, voted for an amendment, and cosponsored a resolution opposing any international treaty by the United Nations or other global organization that would impose restrictions on American gun owners.

Opposes Anti-Gun Supreme Court Justices
Voted against Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Supports Gun Manufacturers and Dealers
Cosponsored and voted for “The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,” to prevent America’s firearms manufacturers from being sued into bankruptcy through bogus lawsuits.

Supports Right-to-Carry on Federal Lands
Voted to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry and transport firearms for self-defense in national parks and wildlife refuges as well as on lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Heller Case
Signed the pro-gun congressional “friend of the court” brief in 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
Signed the pro-gun congressional “friend of the court” brief in 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 Washington D.C.'s Gun Ban
Voted for an amendment to repeal the D.C. gun ban/registration statute and restore the right of self-defense to law-abiding residents of our nation’s capital.

Opposes Gun Confiscation
Voted for “The Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act,” to prohibit gun confiscation during states of emergency as happened after Hurricane Katrina.

Supports Expansion of Safe Travel of Firearms on Amtrak
Voted to allow Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunitions in their checked baggage.

Opposes a Ban on Hunting Ammunition
Voted against a bill that would ban common hunting ammunition.

Supports Gun Shows
Voted against a bill that would have effectively eliminated gun shows.