Top 10 Anti-Gun
Senators
10. Mike DeWine (R.-Ohio)
Consistently the only Republican to speak in favor of anti-2nd Amendment
legislation on the Senate floor.
9. Jack Reed (D.-R.I.)
The most vocal opponent on the Senate floor of congressional legislation to
prevent lawsuits against firearms manufacturers based on the actions of
criminals.
8. John Kerry (D.-Mass.)
Accepted a shotgun as a campaign gift from union officials, even though it would
have been banned under a bill he cosponsored.
7. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D.-N.Y.)
Though just in her first term as an elected official, she campaigned for gun
control while First Lady, advocating gun owner licensing, handgun registration
and the retention by the federal government of records on lawful purchasers of
firearms.
6. Frank Lautenberg (D.-N.J.)
Despite government studies showing that fewer than 1% of criminals get their
guns from gun shows, Lautenberg sponsored legislation to run gun shows out of
business.
5. Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.)
Sponsor of the much-vaunted assault-weapon ban of 1994-2004. Despite the ban's
having been found to have been misdirected and irrelevant to crime, Feinstein
said she wished for a stronger law, one that would say, "Mr. and Mrs.
4. Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif.)
Sponsor of bills to ban compact handguns, such as those commonly carried for
protection, by making the legality of their manufacture in the U.S. contingent
upon the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (BATFE)
regulation permitting the same type of firearm to be imported. BATFE uses
regulatory authority over firearms importation arbitrarily and, some say,
illegally. Boxer hoped the BATFE would do the same with U.S.-made firearms.
3. Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.)
A generation ago, this liberal lion sponsored legislation to ban and otherwise
restrict handguns. He hasn’t let up a bit since.
2. Dick Durbin (D.-Ill.)
Minority whip is top anti-gun activist in his party’s Senate leadership and a
reliable activist for anti-gun legislation in his own right.
1. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.)
Sponsor of legislation to ban firearms as "assault weapons," to ban
hunting, recreational, practice and defensive ammunition as "armor
piercing," and to impose a waiting period on handgun sales. The member of Congress who most seeks publicity for himself on
gun-control issues.
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