XXXX Voted To Allow Concealed Carry Outside Of The State That Issued The Permit. In April 2013, XXXX voted in favor of Cornyn, R-Texas, amendment no. 719 that would allow concealed-carry permits issued in one state to be valid in all others that issue such permits. It would require that a person carrying a concealed weapon outside of the permitting-issuing state, follow the concealed-carry regulations of the state in which the individual is located. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 57-43 (D 13-40; R 44-1; I 0-2). [Vote 100, 4/17/13] XXXX Voted to Allow Gun Owners to Carry Concealed Firearms Across State Lines. In July 2009, XXXX voted for an amendment that would have allowed licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines. The amendment, offered by John Thune, R-S.D. on the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill, would have allowed individuals to carry concealed firearms across state lines if they had valid permits or were legally entitled by their state of residence to do so. After entering another state, an individual would have had to respect that state’s laws as they apply to conceal-and-carry permit holders. The Senate voted to kill the amendment 58-39. [CQ Today, 7/22/09; Vote 237, 7/22/09] XXXX Voted to Exempt Law Enforcement Officers from Concealed Weapon Laws. In March 2004, XXXX voted for an amendment that exempted off-duty and retired law enforcement officers from state laws that prohibited the carrying of concealed handguns. [Vote 26, 3/2/04] HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES XXXX Voted Against Limiting High Capacity Magazines. In April 2013, XXXX voted against Blumenthal, D- Conn., amendment no. 714 that would prohibit the future production, import, sale, transfer or possession of ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds, with exemptions for law enforcement officials. It would also allow law enforcement grant funds be used to buy back semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition clips. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 56-54 (D 43-10; R 1-44; I 2-0). [Vote 103, 4/17/13] MISCELLANEOUS GUN CONTROL XXXX Voted In Favor Of Allowing Firearms On Federally Managed Land. In May 2013, XXXX voted in favor of Coburn, R-Okla., amendment no. 805 to the Boxer, D-Calif., substitute amendment no. 799. The Coburn amendment would bar the Army secretary from establishing or enforcing regulations that prohibit the possession of firearms on water infrastructure property managed by the Army Corps of Engineers if the individual is not prohibited from possessing it and is in compliance with state gun laws. The substitute would authorize Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure projects through 2016. It would increase funds available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for harbor and dredging projects, starting at $1 billion in fiscal 2014 and increasing annually until fiscal 2020, when all the money directed to the fund that year would be for dredging and other harbor projects. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 56-43 (D 11-41; R 44-1; I 1-1). [Vote 115, 5/8/13] XXXX Voted In Favor Of Weak Gun Control Alternative. In April 2013, XXXX voted in favor of Grassley, R- Iowa, substitute amendment no. 725 that would reauthorize grants to help states use the national background check database. It would require federal courts to submit records to the database and restrict federal grant funds to states that do not meet reporting requirements. It also would expand definitions of mental illness that prohibit individuals from owning guns, make it a federal crime to purchase firearms on behalf of people legally barred from owning them and call for a task force to investigate and prosecute attempted firearm purchases by felons and fugitives. It would prohibit the Justice Department from inducing licensed gun dealers to sell firearms to a straw purchaser unless department officials certify that certain safeguards are in place. It would call for a study on the causes of mass shootings, including the impact of violent video games, and reauthorize grant programs on school security, mental health and crime prevention. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 52-48 (D 9-44; R 43-2; I 0-2). The Hill reported, “The Senate rejected a GOP substitute bill on gun control reforms Wednesday. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) amendment failed on a 52-48 vote. It would have replaced S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, which would expand background checks on gun purchases, crack down on gun trafficking and beef up security in schools. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called the GOP amendment a ‘weak and counter productive alternative’ that didn’t go through regular order in the committee and ‘undermines law enforcement.’” [Vote 98, 4/17/13; The Hill, 4/17/13] 51