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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
3/28/13	HB 35	Requires Background Checks for Private Gun Sales	Bill Passed - House (24 - 17)
6/13/12	SB 204	Extends the Gun Buy-back Program	Bill Failed - Senate (8 - 13)
6/14/07	HB 175	Emergency Power to Seize Private Firearms	Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 3)
5/09/06	HB 368	Hunting License Restrictions for Felons	Bill Sent To Committee - Senate
5/04/06	HB 368	Hunting License Restrictions for Felons	Bill Passed - House (21 - 14)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
6/17/13	Senator Coons Introduces Bill to Prevent Churches from Being Penalized ...	Sen. Christopher A. 'Chris' Coons	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Senators Carper, Coons Cosponsor Legislation Aimed at Disclosing the True ...	Sen. Christopher A. 'Chris' Coons	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Senators Carper, Coons Cosponsor Legislation Aimed at Disclosing the True ...	Sen. Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper	Washington, DC
6/13/13	Chairman Carper Statement on Publication of House Postal Reform Proposal	Sen. Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper	Washington, DC
6/13/13	Letter to his Excellency Mohammed Morsi, President of the Arab ...	Sen. Christopher A. 'Chris' Coons	Washington, DC

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
2006	National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund - Lifetime Score
2008	National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund - Lifetime Score
2010	National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund - Positions on Gun Rights
2004	Delaware State Sportmen's Association - Positions
2002	Delaware Gun Owners of America - Positions

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
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