Ted Poe on Gun Control Republican Representative (TX-2)

Staunchly support the 2nd Amendment

Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers.

• Prohibit individuals from filing a qualified civil liability action
• Exempt lawsuits brought against individuals who knowingly transfer a firearm that will be used to commit a violent or drug-trafficking crime
• Exempt lawsuits against actions that result in death, physical injury or property damage due solely to a product defect
• Dismiss of all civil liability actions pending on the date of enactment
• Prohibit the manufacture, import, sale or delivery of armor piercing ammunition

National cross-state standard for concealed carry.

Establishes a national standard for the carrying of concealed firearms (other than a machinegun or destructive device) by non-residents. Authorizes a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law to carry a concealed firearm in another state:

• Notwithstanding any law of any State, a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing a firearm and is carrying a valid license to carry a concealed firearm may carry in another State a concealed firearm.
• If such other State issues licenses to carry concealed firearms, the person may carry a concealed firearm in the State under the same restrictions which apply in that State.
• If such other State does not issue licenses to carry concealed firearms, the person may not carry a concealed firearm in a police station, in a courthouse, at a meeting of a governing body, in a school, at an athletic event, in an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages, or inside an airport, except to the extent expressly permitted by State law.

Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message.

RESOLUTION Commending the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message.
• Whereas the National Rifle Association created the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to teach the fundamentals of firearm safety to children in an effective way;
• Whereas through activity books, posters, and other educational materials, children are reminded of a simple safety message, 'If you see a gun: STOP! Don't Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult';
• Whereas the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program has been used by more than 26,000 public or private schools, law enforcement agencies, and civic organizations, and has reached 23,000,000 children since 1988;
• Whereas the annual number of firearm accidents has declined more than 80 percent since the inception of the program; and
• Whereas the legislatures of 23 States have passed resolutions recommending the use of the Eddie Eagle Program;
• Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
• commends the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message;
• supports the goals and objectives of the National Rifle Association's Eddie Eagle gun safety program;
• encourages educators across the United States to incorporate gun education programs in elementary school curricula to help decrease the incidence of accidental gun-related deaths among children; and
• encourages civic and community organizations concerned about the safety and well-being of children across the United States to support funding for the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program at the local level.

Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC.

• Nothing in any provision of law shall authorize the Mayor, or any governmental authority of the District of Columbia, to prohibit possessing firearms by a person who is allowed to possess firearms under federal law.
• Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.
• Repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.
• Repeals the District's registration requirement for possession of firearms.
• Repeals the trigger lock law.
• Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle.
• Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.
• Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District. Source: D.C. Personal Protection Act (H.R.1399/S.1001) 2007-S1001 on Mar 27, 2007

  Allow firearms in National Parks.

  Poe co-sponsored allowing firearms in National Parks

  Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if:

  1. the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and
  2. the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of state in which the unit is located.
  Source: Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act (S.2619&HR.5434) 2008-S2619 on Feb 8, 2008

  Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition.

  Poe signed Affordable Reloaded Munitions Supply (ARMS) Act

  Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from implementing any policy that would prevent or place undue restriction on the sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls.

  Source: H.R.2193 2009-H2193 on Apr 30, 2009

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