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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (Passage of S. 397, As Amended )
Vote Number: 219 Vote Date: July 29, 2005, 05:11 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act )
Measure Title: A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Vote Counts: YEAs 65
NAYs 31
Not Voting 4
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Corzine (D-NJ), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Not Voting
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Not Voting
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Not Voting
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Not Voting
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
 
Heya folks!

I've been posting at 1911forum for a long time, and lurking here for a while. I decided it was about time that I register here and post, so here I am. Hi! :)

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On topic: Go figure. Washington's senators both voted "no". Doesn't surprise me, coming from the hippie-laden northwest Washington. :fire:
 
Well at least my two senators voted right. What irks me is that there's always people not voting (usually more than the 4 this time). Giving consideration for ill health, family emergencies, and the like, these guys are paid (a sizable salary I might add) to be there and vote. Whenever a lawmaker misses a vote, I'd like to know exactly where he/she was and what he/she was doing the was so damn important. Like to see that in print.
 
My RINOs were split

DeWhine voted against the bill, Surprise surprise.
Now the real shocker is that Voinovich voted for it. :what:
I sent a letter to each expressing my "appreciation" on how they voted :evil:
 
Indiana let us recruit El Tejon

I can see through the records that Bayh (D-IN) may not be a Kennedy but he is anti.
Can also see through the records that Lugar (R-IN) is on the wrong side of most of the issues up this past week.

All of the 109th congresses Senate votes are here:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_109_1.htm

S.397 begins at about vote # 206. The various recorded votes on amendments until final passage streach up to about 219.

The RINO is up first for re-election. Lets show him the door.
 
Well! Lookkee here! My esteemed senator, John Fraud Kerry, showed up to vote! Against, too! Imagine that! Last time I saw hime, he was crawling on his belly hunting deer.

"Can I get me a huntin' license here?"

Guess he figures that his $15,000 shotgun manufacturer won't be in the cross hairs of these lawsuits...

Anybody know if Jean Fraud Kerry ever served in Vietnam? He would be about the right age, I have never heard him mention it.
 
The gun Nazi didn't vote.
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I find that strange myself. Maybe she's starting to waffle.

As far as my two knuckleheads, I think I WILL email them both and make sure it sticks in their craws a bit. This oughta be fun! Thanks to whoever's idea it was!

:evil:
 
Allard in CO voted Yea, no surprise, I helped on his last campaign. Surprised that my communist senator Salazar also voted Yea. There must me subltle shades of gray between the democommunists that I don't understand. Anyone understand???
 
My two guys are pretty faithful, this one, Inhofe, very much so! The other one, Coburn, has a 100% rating by the NRA


James Inhofe on Gun Control

* Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (re-authorization of assault weapon ban)

* Voted NO on background checks at gun shows.

* Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows.

* Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks.

* Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record.





Something else I ran across..........why we have an uphill battle.

# 40% of all US homes have guns
# 81% of Americans say that gun control will be an important issue in determining which Congressional candidate to vote for.
# 91% of Americans say that there should be at least minor restrictions on gun ownership;
# 57% of Americans say that there should be major restrictions or a ban. Child-Safety Locks

Since 1939, the Supreme Court has not heard any further 2nd amendment cases; the most recent ruling, in 1997, overturned part of the 1993 Brady Bill, but did not address 2nd amendment rights.





A few generalizations.............

# Liberals and populists generally favor more gun laws. Look for buzzwords like "more registration" or "more licensing" to describe seeking further restrictions legal ownership; or "close the loopholes" and "restrict access" for further restrictions on illegal ownership.

# Moderate liberals and populists will generally favor more restrictions on ownership while paying lip-service "sportsmen's rights" or respecting "the right of self-protection." A moderate compromise is to "extend waiting periods" before allowing ownership, to perform "background checks" of varying degrees of severity.

# Conservatives and libertarians generally oppose gun laws. Look for buzzwords like "Second Amendment rights" or "allow concealed carry". A call for "instant background checks" pays lip-service to gun-control advocates: it sounds like a restriction, but means allowing purchasing guns on the spot.

# Moderate conservatives and libertarians oppose gun laws while acknowledging that restrictions are inevitable. Look for buzzwords like "enforce existing gun laws," which implies not passing any NEW gun laws. Similarly, "more strict enforcement" of gun laws implies a pro-Gun Rights stance, unless it is accompanied by a call for new gun laws.

# Centrists and moderates from both the right and left generally support restrictions on juvenile access to guns, especially in the wake of tragedies like Littleton and other gun-related deaths.

# Positive mentions of the NRA (the National Rifle Association, the largest pro-gun rights lobbying group) implies support of gun rights, while opposing the NRA or "taking on the gun lobby" implies support of gun restrictions. Amendment II to the US Constitution
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. (1791)

Source
 
Oh gee, Democratic Ms. Maria Cantwell and Democratic Ms. Patty Murray of my state of WA both voted "no" to the bill...what a surprise. Throw in Democratic governess Christine Gregoire and you have a party :barf: I'm surprised that our gun laws are still acceptable compared to some other states like CA.
 
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) voted for the bill, but only after his amendment for mandatory trigger locks was passed.

Herb Kohl has never met an anti-gun bill he didn't like. I could say even worse things about him (which former vice cops have told me) but I'd be risking a lawsuit from the wealthiest member of the US Senate.

Trust me on this, though: Herb Kohl is running for re-election next year, and knows that he needs the votes of gun owners in an NRA-dominated state like WI. Herb Kohl got a pass from the Kennedy Crowd, got his own do-nothing amemdment passed, and will trumpet his vote to both sides.

So, he'll play the same tune to the same union crowd.

And they'll buy it.

And so we go, on and on again.

And he'll win.

I've only met the man once or twice, but what's striking is that he's probably 5'4" or so, maybe even shorter. I was tempted to tell him to lick the lint from my navel, but thought that would be unbecoming. Not for a US senator, but for someone like me who tries to live by principles and decorum.
 
GunGoBoom: That's because she is well aware that her state is voting more and more politicos into office that have an R behind their name, and most of the people there take their guns seriously.
 
I have to wonder if the Republicans voted for the bill because of the gun ownership aspect or the big business aspect. Could be that they cared more about businesses not getting hurt than about protecting our rights. After all, these BS lawsuits could spread to other industries...
 
A Good Post...

... by Marshall.

His gun control "buzzwords" analysis cuts right to the chase.

The only additional buzzword I can think to add is "COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS." That's inevitably woven into some Nanny-State Lib-Pol's pitch to an audience of Soccer Moms whose actual knowledge of EXISTING gun laws -- and technical knowledge of firearms -- is exceded by that of a doorknob.

Wild Prediction: in the '08 national election, we'll hear many emotion-based pleas for (more) COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS... from a certain female senator/pesidential candidate. Just remember: it'll be For The Children (*gags*).

And all this... from a political party whose national chairman recently pledged (between screams) to all that Gun Control was no longer a national issue grounded in his party's policy and platform.
 
LT, probably both, which is fine. After all, the gun manufacturers are big business and employ a lot of people. Think of all the jobs and other companies and their employees that would be negatively effected if S&W were to go under due to law suits. Same with Ruger, Browning, Remington, Winchester, etc.


TTM, I couldn't agree more.
 
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