Elections

Questions:

Question 1:

Anti-gun Democrats in Indianapolis continue to try to ban the AR-15 rifle (and hundreds of similar firearms) along with 30-round magazines, through legislation like SB-66, which was filed in 2024. This legislation would do nothing to stop violent criminals but would deny gun owners in Indiana access to the most popular rifle in the state. The ultimate purpose of this is to leave the citizens unable to stop our own government should it even become fully tyrannical.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that bans the manufacture, sale or possession of semi-automatic firearms and their standard capacity magazines, knowing that these restrictions don’t stop crime, but are used to disarm gun owners?

Question 2:

Violent crime is out of control in Democrat-run cities statewide, a direct result of liberal policies. Rather than compel these cities to enforce the laws we already have, Senate Democrats have filed SB-82 which would repeal Indiana’s pre-emption law, allowing liberal cities to make up their own gun control within city/county limits. This would give city mayors and counties the ability to repeal Stand-Your-Ground, Constitutional Carry, and even the right to own an AR-15 in their jurisdictions.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that would repeal Indiana’s preemption law that would allow individual cities and counties the ability to enact gun control laws that are more restrictive than state law, and that would ensnare innocent Hoosiers with a patchwork quilt of local gun control laws, while not stopping crime?

Question 3:

Various state legislatures have passed legislation that would criminalize gun owners who do not keep their firearms under lock and key 24/7, giving violent criminals the advantage. Democrats in the Senate have tried that here, too, with SB-130. These deadly “Safe Storage” laws make it easier for criminals to rob, rape, or murder innocent citizens.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that would force Hoosiers to keep their guns in a government-approved storage device, leaving them unable to defend themselves or their loved ones in an emergency?

Question 4:

Anti-gun organizations, often funded with out-of-state resources from Michael Bloomberg, have been pushing legislation like SB-66 (filed in 2024) for years. If passed, this would end all private party firearms transfers unless gun owners submit to a federal NCIC check, thereby adding themselves and their firearm to a federal list. As we’ve seen, this legislation does virtually nothing to stop crime but expands state and national databases of gun owners – which can be used against gun owners later.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on ‘Universal Gun Registrations’ (or similar legislation) that would ban all private party gun sales and make criminals out of Hoosiers who lawfully transfer firearms without first obtaining government permission?

Question 5:

Various state legislatures have already passed legislation that would make it a felony for Americans between the ages of 18-20 to own or carry firearms! And there are politicians here in Indiana who want to do the same thing, which is why Senate Democrats filed SB-24 in 2024. To be clear, these are law-abiding citizens who can exercise their right to vote, serve in the military, pay taxes, get married, have careers, and enjoy every other aspect of being a legal adult.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that would make it a crime for Hoosiers between the ages of 18-20 to buy, own, or carry firearms — leaving them defenseless, and unable to defend themselves or their loved ones?

Question 6:

Democrats nationally and here in Indiana, have been calling for mandatory waiting periods on gun sales. The waiting periods of 3, 7 or even 10 days leave law-abiding citizens defenseless when they need to protect themselves the most, while doing nothing to stop criminals. Waiting periods have been proven to cost innocent lives by preventing victims from acquiring a firearm during times of immediate danger, such as after receiving threats from an abusive partner or violent criminal.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that forces a mandatory waiting period on firearm purchases, knowing that it leaves law abiding citizens unable to defend themselves against the violent criminals who will ignore the law?

Question 7:

Indiana has had Stand-Your-Ground law for years now, allowing innocent Hoosiers to defend themselves from violent criminals without having to retreat first. Without this law, gun owners could be arrested and prosecuted for not retreating an arbitrary number of steps before defending themselves or their loved ones. Recently, Democrats in Indiana have called for a repeal of Stand-Your-Ground law.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that would repeal any portion of Indiana’s Stand-Your-Ground law, knowing that without this law, innocent Hoosiers could go to prison at the hands of a Soros-backed prosecutor?

Question 8:

Under Joe Biden’s administration, an estimated 7,500,000 people entered America illegally. The Dept. of Homeland Security said that at least 70,000 of these were ‘special interest’ aliens, coming from countries that ‘promote or protect terrorism’ against the United States. Now, some are trying to use the Bruen decision to justify letting these foreign nationals possess firearms.

If elected, would you OPPOSE and VOTE NO on legislation that would allow foreign nationals who have entered America illegally to possess a firearm, knowing that they’ll be able to legally buy a firearm once they’ve completed the process for entry?