Senate rollcall vote on guns in national parks, refuges
The 67-29 roll call by which the Senate on May 12 approved an amendment sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges if state law generally allows it. On this vote, a “Yes” vote was a vote to support the amendment, and a “No” vote was a vote against it.
Voting “Yes” were 27 Democrats, 39 Republicans and 1 independent, according to Associated Press. Voting “No” were 27 Democrats, 1 Republican and 1 independent.
- Democrats voting Yes:
Baucus, MT; Bayh, IN; Begich, AK; Bennet, CO; Byrd, WV; Casey, PA; Conrad, ND; Dorgan, ND; Feingold, WI; Hagan, NC; Klobuchar, MN; Kohl, WI; Landrieu, LA; Leahy, VT; Lincoln, AR; Merkley, OR; Nelson, FL; Nelson, NE; Pryor, AR; Reid, NV; Shaheen, NH; Specter, PA; Tester, MT; Udall, CO; Warner, VA; Webb, VA; Wyden, OR.
- Democrats voting No:
Akaka, HI; Bingaman, NM; Boxer, CA; Brown, OH; Burris, IL; Cantwell, WA; Cardin, MD; Carper, DE; Dodd, CT; Durbin, IL; Feinstein, CA; Gillibrand, NY; Harkin, IA; Inouye, HI; Johnson, SD; Kaufman, DE; Kerry, MA; Lautenberg, NJ; Levin, MI; McCaskill, MO; Menendez, NJ; Murray, WA; Reed, RI; Schumer, NY; Stabenow, MI; Udall, NM; Whitehouse, RI.
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Democrats Not Voting:
Kennedy, MA; Mikulski, MD; Rockefeller, WV.
- Republicans voting Yes
Barrasso, WY; Bennett, UT; Bond, MO; Brownback, KS; Bunning, KY; Burr, NC; Chambliss, GA; Coburn, OK; Cochran, MS; Collins, ME; Corker, TN; Cornyn, TX; Crapo, ID; DeMint, SC; Ensign, NV; Enzi, WY; Graham, SC; Grassley, IA; Gregg, NH; Hatch, UT; Hutchison, TX; Inhofe, OK; Isakson, GA; Johanns, NE; Kyl, AZ; Lugar, IN; Martinez, FL; McCain, AZ; McConnell, KY; Murkowski, AK; Risch, ID; Roberts, KS; Sessions, AL; Shelby, AL; Snowe, ME; Thune, SD; Vitter, LA; Voinovich, OH; Wicker, MS.
- Republicans voting No
Alexander, TN.
Independents voting Yes
Sanders, VT.
- Independents voting No
Lieberman, CT.
Because the measure was passed as an amendment to a broader bill seeking reform of the credit card industry, the move jeopardized the reform bill, whose lead sponsor, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), opposed the firearm amendment.
Dodd voiced concern that, as amended, his credit card reform bill could meet the same fate as the DC voting rights bill, which was sidelined in the House when it was amended to allow residents of the District of Columbia to carry guns.
The Coburn amendment to the credit card bill allows states to determine whether or not legal gunowners can carry guns in state and national parks. It prohibits the Department of Interior secretary from making any rule or enforcing any regulation that goes against that determination.
Coburn cited statistics, including 41 rapes, 92 robberies, 16 kidnappings and 5,944 other felony violations taking place in national parks last year.
“Even though parks are relatively safe, oftentimes the best deterrent is for criminals to know someone else might also have a gun,” Coburn said.
The House agreed to the Senate version of the credit card bill and President Obama signed it into law.
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