Ted Cruz
“The answer is that we should be targeting violent
criminals. That’s what works. That’s what’s effective
and that’s what I had been pressing and do and what
I’ll continue to do.”
Legislation: Original sponsor of S.2502 –
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second
Amendment Act of 2018
What the legislation does:
• Requires federal courts to submit information to
the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System (NICS) database
• Establishes a federal task force to ensure prosecution
of gun violence
• Criminalizes straw purchasing of guns and trafficking rearms
Policy Stance: Keep guns out of the hands of convicted
criminals, fix NICS
Last NRA Rating: A+
Total NRA contributions: $77,450

Beto O’Rourke

“There’s going to have to be some rational limit to

our ability that keeps more people in our community

safe and alive.”

Legislation: Original co-sponsor of H.R.5087 –

Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

What the legislation does:

• Make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture,

transfer or possess a semi-automatic assault

weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding

device (LCAFD)

Policy Stance: Ban all assault rifles

Last NRA rating: F

Total NRA contributions: $0

Editor’s note: NRA ratings are created by the National

Rifle Association and evaluate voting records, public statements

and questionnaires.