Back in 2013 in response to the Newtown, CT shooting President Obama threw his support behind the Manchin-Toomey background check legislation only to watch it fail. One of the reasons it failed was because NH Senator Kelly Ayotte sided with the NRA and was the only US Senator from New England to vote against background checks. Who can say if today’s shooting in Oregon would have happened if this legislation had passed but clearly not doing anything isn’t working.
Below are the US Senators who opposed sensible background checks in 2013. If you are as outraged as I am after this latest shooting and one of these people represent you in Washington D.C. then I would suggest you speak up and let your voice be heard.
- Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) — @SenAlexander
- Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) — @KellyAyotte
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) — @SenJohnBarrasso
- Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) — @MaxBaucus
- Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) — @SenatorBegich
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) — @RoyBlunt
- Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) — @JohnBoozeman
- Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) — @SenatorBurr
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) — @SaxbyChambliss
- Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) — @SenDanCoats
- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) — @TomCoburn
- Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) — @SenThadCochran
- Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) — @SenBobCorker
- Sen. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) — @JohnCornyn
- Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) — @MikeCrapo
- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — @SenTedCruz
- Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) — @SenatorEnzi
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) — @SenatorFischer
- Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) — @JeffFlake
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — @GrahamBlog
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) — @ChuckGrassley
- Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) — @SenOrrinHatch
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) — @SenatorHeitkamp
- Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) — @SenDeanHeller
- Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) — @SenJohnHoeven
- Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) — @jiminhofe
- Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) — @SenatorIsakson
- Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) — @Mike_Johanns
- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) — @SenRonJohnson
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) — @SenMikeLee
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — @McConnellPress
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) — @JerryMoran
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — @lisamurkowski
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — @SenRandPaul
- Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) — @robportman
- Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) — @SenMarkPryor
- Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) — @SenatorRisch
- Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) — @SenPatRoberts
- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — @marcorubio
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — @SenatorTimScott
- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) — @SenatorSessions
- Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) — @SenShelbyPress
- Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) — @SenJohnThune
- Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) — @DavidVitter
- Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) — @SenatorWicker
BosGuy 
I still can’t comprehend the US’s obsession with guns….is this an issue anywhere else?? Crazies will always find guns and if they do it’s always to do harm…..guns inherently are not good…they are intended to harm….so why not legislate as people obviously aren’t mature enough to handle such a weapon.
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Note that with the exception of a couple democrats in Alaska and the like the entirety of the list is Repugs. They’re so out of touch with what we the people really want.
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