FACT CHECK: Heck on Question #1

Posted on by vlrock

Joe Heck opposes Background Checks and wanted to arm teachers in schools’

  • Congressman Heck opposes Nevada Question 1 Background Check Initiative, which would reduce gun violence by closing loopholes and strengthening background checks for gun purchases.
  • In 2007, Congressman Heck voted in support of legislation that would allow teachers to carry firearms in schools.

In Contrast:

  • Catherine Cortez Masto supports Question 1, recognizing that expanding backgrounds checks would reduce gun-related violence by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, without infringing on responsible gun-owners’ Second Amendment rights.

 

Background

  1. Heck Opposed 2016 Background Check Initiative: “I Don’t Support The Bloomberg Proposition.” [Heck, NRMC April Luncheon, 04/05/16] (AUDIO)
  2. Heck: “I Don’t Support Universal Background Checks.” [Heck, NRMC April Luncheon, 04/05/16] (AUDIO)
  3. Heck Said He Does Not Support Question 1 On November Ballot Because “It Does Nothing To Actually Address The Problem Of Gun Violence.” [Joe Heck, Joe Heck at the RCSCA, Henderson, NV, 06/11/16] (AUDIO)
  4. Heck Voted For A Bill To Allow Teachers To Carry Firearms In School. [Associated Press, 4/13/07]
  5. Heck Said That He Was Glad Bill Sponsor Brought “Forward This Fairly Controversial Topic” And Cited School Shootings Through The 1990s As Reason For Bill. [Associated Press, 4/13/07]