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Barry Loudermilk on Gun Control
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Opposes more gun restrictions
Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Loudermilk: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign
, Sep 29, 2014
Protect our right to keep and bear arms
In Congress, Barry will protect our right to keep and bear arms. Our Founding Fathers believed that the right to keep and bear arms was a natural right given to all men by God.
The Second Amendment upholds this truth by restricting the federal government from passing any legislation that in any way infringes upon that natural right. [Barry has a] Lifetime A rating with the NRA.
Source: 2014 House campaign website, LoudermilkForCongress.com
, Jul 22, 2014
Opposes restricting guns, according to Faith2Action.
Loudermilk opposes the F2A survey question on gun restrictions
Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here.
The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?'
Source: Faith2Action Survey 14-F2A-Q10 on Jul 30, 2014
Opposes restricting guns, according to PVS rating.
Loudermilk opposes the PVS survey question on gun restrictions
Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports
The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?'
Source: Project VoteSmart Inferred Survey 14-PVS-q10 on Sep 30, 2014
Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale.
Loudermilk voted NAY the Bipartisan Background Checks Act
H.R.8: To require a background check for every firearm sale. This Act may be cited as the "Background Check Expansion Act".
- It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not so licensed [and conducted a background check].
- The [restrictions] shall not apply to any law enforcement officer, or member of the armed forces, or bona fide gift between spouses, between parents and their children, or between siblings or [immediate family members].
- Temporary transfers [are allowed] if the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing firearms; at a shooting range; or while reasonably necessary for the purposes of hunting.
Opposing argument from the Heritage Foundation, 2/26/2019: Heritage Action opposes the Bipartisan Background Checks Act
(H.R. 8) and will include it as a key vote on our legislative scorecard. This legislation would require universal background checks for all firearm sales (even private) with specific exceptions. Unfortunately, universal background checks would do little to prevent firearm violence and would instead make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to purchase, own, carry, and use a firearm. Studies show that universal background checks are largely ineffective when it comes to preventing mass shootings. In addition, most people imprisoned for firearm-related crimes access their firearms illegally through theft, the underground market, family members, or friends. H.R. 8 is poorly written and makes criminals out of many law-abiding Americans who commonly make low-risk firearm transfers.
Legislative outcome Roll call 99 in House on 2/27/2019 passed 240-190-2; introduced in Senate 1/8/2019; no action as of 3/28/2020.
Source: Supreme Court case 19-HR0008 argued on Feb 27, 2019
Page last updated: May 14, 2020