Amendment 715 was an invitation to the federal government to further infringe on the rights of Americans by greatly expanding a background check system that could have created a de facto national gun registry and placed excessive burdens on private law-abiding sellers and buyers.
Here are the four Republican senators who voted against your Second Amendment rights.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)