Tougher juvenile gun rules; more juvenile justice funds

Voting record on juvenile justice issues:
• Voted IN FAVOR of banning juveniles from possessing assault weapons, requiring that safety locks be sold with each handgun sold, and prohibiting anyone, including those that have committed crimes as juveniles from purchasing a gun without violating the second amendment. (HR.1501, 9/24/1999)
• Voted IN FAVOR of adding to the Juvenile Justice Overhaul bill a “loophole free” background checking system for firearm transactions at gun shows. (HR.1501, 9/23/99)
• Voted YES for increased funding in all states that want to improve their juvenile justice operations. (HR.1501, 6/17/99)
• Voted YES to increasing the penalties for juveniles that are convicted for firearm possession, as well as the penalties for those responsible for obtaining the weapon. (HR.1501, 6/16/99)

Religious memorials OK; Ten Commandments sometimes OK

Voting record on juvenile crime issues:
• Voted YES to authorizing religious language to be used in memorials on public grounds that honor a person killed on a public school campus. (HR.1501, 6/16/99)
• Vote NO to allowing States to post a copy of The Ten Commandments in any State run facility. (HR.1501, 6/17/99)
• Voted YES on allowing the public display of the Ten Commandments, including in government offices and courthouses. (H.Con.Res.31, 3/5/97)

Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime.