The Record of How the USA Votes on Guns
Not predictions. Not voter guides.
The votes that already happened, with the official record behind every number.
24Votes in Congress
43State ballot questions
25Court rulings
1791Where the record starts
How Congress VotedRoll call tallies by party. Filter, sort and chart them.
How Your Representatives VotedEvery recorded gun vote by today’s members of Congress.
How States VotedEvery statewide gun measure, with results and margins.
How the Court RuledSupreme Court gun rulings and how each justice voted.
What the President DidSigned laws, executive actions and orders.
Federal Laws TimelineEvery major federal gun law and ruling, in order.
Gun Vote BlogNew results as they are added to the record.
How We VerifyOfficial sources only, under the SPJ Code of Ethics.
Common Ground
Gun votes have crossed party lines for decades.
These are the official tallies.
1985 · Senate
79–15
The Firearm Owners Protection Act passed with support from both parties.
See the vote1994 · House
46 Republicans
voted yes on the 1994 crime bill, while 64 Democrats voted no.
See the voteNeighbors who disagree on politics still share the same streets, schools and ranges.
Start from the record, not the shouting.
Then talk it through.