Doug,
You've stated many times how important gun control issues are for you. You
might find the following pretty interesting:

John Kerry's ratings by interest groups related to Gun Issues



2003 On the votes that the The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
considered to be the most important as of 2003, Senator Kerry voted their
preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for
each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2003 in the House and
1991-2003 in the Senate when determining these scores.

2003 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America
assigned Senator Kerry a 10

2002 On the votes that the The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
considered to be the most important as of 2002, Senator Kerry voted their
preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for
each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and
1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.

2002 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a
questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2002, the National
Rifle Association assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F (with grades ranging
from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2001-2002 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of
America assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high
of A+ to a low of F-).

1999-2000 On the votes that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence considered
to be the most important in 1999-2000 , Senator Kerry voted their preferred
position 100 percent of the time.

1999-2000 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of
America assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a
high of A+ to a low of F-).



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