United States of America – -(AmmoLand.com)- Control of the Senate is a huge deal. With control of the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has done an amazing job of confirming judges in the appellate courts who would uphold our Second Amendment rights – as well as the First Amendment rights that are so essential to protecting the Second Amendment.
A number of key Senate races could very well determine who will be in control. If Second Amendment supporters work hard, they have a chance to keep the Senate in pro-Second Amendment hands. If we fail, Chuck Schumer will run things in that body. It doesn’t hurt to look over the various Senate races.
These are the Senate seats held by those who have stood by us that Second Amendment supporters need to hold on November 3:
Arizona
Martha McSally has been a solid vote for our rights while in the Senate. Her opponent, Mark Kelly, founded an anti-Second Amendment group. This is a clear choice for Second Amendment supporters. You can check out Ammoland’s latest coverage on this race here, and get even more information here.
Colorado
When he ran for President, John Hickenlooper pushed a licensing scheme. Even as a Senator, he will likely be an anti-Second Amendment vote, if not worse. On the other hand, Cory Gardner has backed our rights with his vote. For more information on this race, check out some past Ammoland coverage here.
Georgia – Special Election
Kelly Loeffler was appointed to fill the term of Senator Johnny Isakson, who retired due to medical issues. The election on November 3 will likely tell us who the two candidates in a runoff election slated for this coming January will be. For more on the special election, check out this Ammoland coverage.
Georgia – Regularly Scheduled Election
In this race, Senator David Perdue is running for another six-year term. He has co-sponsored a number of pro-Second Amendment bills and has also been good on the secondary issues as well. His opponent, Jon Ossoff, would not only reverse that and back the Bloomberg agenda but would make it that much closer for Chuck Schumer to be in charge. Ammoland’s coverage of this race is here.
Kansas
Roger Marshall has a superb track record during his tenure in the House of Representatives, including introducing legislation that would greatly expand our Second Amendment rights with regards to certain rifles. That warrants a “promotion” to the Senate. You can see Ammoland’s coverage of the Kansas Senate race here.
Maine
Susan Collins may not be the ideal champion of our Second Amendment rights, but she still provides very important benefits in the battle to save the Second Amendment. Sara Gideon, on the other hand, is likely to not just back the Bloomberg agenda, but will also support efforts for campaign finance “reform” that would wreck our ability to advocate in defense of our rights. For more information, check out Ammoland’s coverage of this race here.
Mississippi
In 20108, Mike Espy was trying to win this Senate seat in a special election. Second Amendment supporters instead put Cindy Hyde-Smith in, and it was the right decision. While Senstor Hyde-Smith has backed our rights, Espy is showing signs of making the same anti-Second Amendment “journey” we’ve seen from too many former friends. You can learn more about this race from Ammoland’s coverage here.
Montana
Steve Bullock was once a friend of the Second Amendment. Then, he turned on law-abiding gun owners and embraced the Bloomberg agenda. On the other hand, Steve Daines has been a loyal supporter of our rights. Notably, this Congress, he introduced improvements to a key provision in the Firearm Owners Protection Act. For more information on this race, check out Ammoland’s past coverage here and here.
North Carolina
This is another race that is an easy call and should not be as close as it is. Thom Tillis has a long record of supporting our rights, both in the United States Senate and in North Carolina’s state legislature. On the other hand, Cal Cunningham got endorsed by Bloomberg’s Everytown and the Giffords gun control group. Ammoland has coverage of this race here and here.
South Carolina
While Lindsey Graham may not be the favorite Senator of most Ammoland readers, on Second Amendment issues, he has been as solid as granite. This track record extends for a quarter-century, through some very tough times (Littleton, Sandy Hook, Parkland). This year, the likes of Bloomberg are hoping that they can topple this Second Amendment champion with massive spending. Find out more about this Palmetto State Senate race here.
While returning these Senators who have stood with us is important, Second Amendment supporters should look for chances to replace those who have attacked our rights. Here are some of the races where anti-Second Amendment incumbents could be replaced with someone much better.
Alabama
Doug Jones is clearly willing to aid the likes of Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, and Michael Bloomberg in their efforts to take away our Second Amendment rights. On the other hand, while he lacks a track record, former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville is expressing support for our Second Amendment rights. For more details on this race, check out Ammoland’s past coverage here and here.
Michigan
Gary Peters has not supported law-abiding gun owners. On the other hand, John James, who overperformed against Debbie Stabenow in 2018, is likely to protect our rights. This could be a real chance to shock the likes of Bloomberg. You can find out more about this particular election here.
Minnesota
Second Amendment supporters missed their chance to send Tina Smith packing in 2018, but now, they can make sure her ability to attack our rights as a Senator ends. Jason Lewis has a track record of protecting our rights. Ammoland coverage of this race can be found here and here.
New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen has spent the last 12 years attacking our Second Amendment rights as a Senator. Worse, she also is supporting efforts to abridge our First Amendment rights, which are the first line of defense for the Second Amendment. She faces Corky Messner. You can learn more about this race in the Free State here.
New Mexico
In the Land of Enchantment, a number of governors have been elected who support our Second Amendment rights. This year, there is a chance to elect a pro-Second Amendment Senator to the seat being vacated by Tom Udall. Mark Ronchetti, a former TV weatherman is challenging Representative Ben Ray Lujan for the seat. Lujan has a bad track record, while Ronchetti has declared his support for our rights. Find out more about this Senate race here.
We really don’t need to go into all the details about what is, for all intents and purposes, on the ballot. The fact is, given the lack of straight answers we’re getting about whether or not Joe Biden will oppose attempts to pack the courts coming from the hard Left, it won’t just be our Second Amendment rights on the ballot. Our First Amendment rights, the target of many campaign finance “reform” schemes, will also be on the ballot. A packed Supreme Court could reverse the rulings that currently protect the first two Amendments to the Constitution.
Second Amendment supporters need to act. Read up on these Senate races, find those you wish to support, and back them up. After this election, though, it will be just as important to prepare for the next round by generously supporting the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action and Political Victory Fund. We need to be ready for the next assaults on our rights and to also try to pass pro-Second Amendment legislation at the federal and state levels.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.
Our Constitution and Bill Of Rights is what affirms our rights. And limits governments rights. All of you R and D folks need to get this through your thick skulls. NOW!
Sigh.. Harold’s at it again. We decide the future of our 2A rights, not the senate. The only way we lose them is if we fail to use them when needed.
Little Harry the Hop (as opposed to Old Harry the Hop from the White House in the FDR days) can’t help himself. Sucking up to power is just his nature. What we need to do is make such obvious to the unwary, which ammoland does a very good job at. The best thing one can do for bad ideas (and bad writers) is to correct the assumptions they make that just aren’t so. The poor writers will, OFC, object to this because they have a vested interest, but the best thing one can do with liars and scammers is to… Read more »
The narrative on mail-in voting has consistently been “There is no evidence of WIDESPREAD vote fraud”, but you don’t need it to be widespread to swing a Senate race.
The governor of Colorado has proclaimed he wants this state to be exactly like california. So far, as the left coast state has burned so also has Colorado. The I-25 corridor pretty much rules the state as that is where most of the california voters move into that area. The rest of the state is solid red but the Coloradans are outnumbered by the californians living in the big cities. The other california agendas are working to rip families apart with the BLM agenda beginning to surface, it doesn’t take much for a lefty to want to destroy anything that… Read more »
My rights are determined by how much I am willing to enforce them myself against any usurping government agent. I may DIE fighting for my rights, which is what many people throughout the ages have done, but I will also be willing to shoot the red coat enforcers if and when the time comes. I will actually be fighting for MY rights as well as others because if enough enforcers DIE trying to enforce tyrannical EDICTS of the psychopathic controlling freak elites, no one will want the job. I don’t find my rights on paper and no MAN can decide… Read more »
PS – umm maybe because it is ILLEGAL to simply murder people? Who gets to decide which tyrants deserve to be executed and what line do We The People cross to make such decisions? Would you advocate killing someone simply because they don’t like a certain make/model of firearm or accessory?
NO I am not being facetious – without clearly defined reasons, some one could claim that YOU are some sort of threat – off with your head.
So those guys back at Concord Green where performing the ILLEGAL act of MURDERING the KINGS troops for trying to disarm them…or was it SELF DEFENSE? I can’t believe you actually were upvoted at all for your spinless response. ALL tyrants deserve to be executed. What line do we the people cross? Maybe it was crossed at WACO or RUBY RIDGE? Killing someone for what they like or don’t like is murder. Killing someone who is enforcing an EDICT created by some psychopathic control freak who doesn’t like a firearm or accessory is fully justified just as it was at… Read more »
So YOU’RE the FBI instigator. LOL