Sangster's Thoughts: Senate Votes Against Expanding Background Checks, Let's Thank Them

On Wednesday, the US Senate voted fifty-four to forty-six against a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Such an expansion would've been a greater infringement upon the constitutional rights given us by the Second Amendment.

Senate majority leader Harry Reid voted no, not to join those opposed, but due to what he called procedural grounds.

Below are the Twitter handles of those who voted no, so that you can thank them for standing up for your rights, at least in this instance.

If you'd like to see the full roll call vote, head over to the Senate's website.

• Lamar Alexander, Republican, Tennessee, @SenAlexander
• Kelly Ayotte, Republican, New Hampshire, @KellyAyotte
• John Barrasso, Republican, Wyoming, @SenJohnBarrasso
• Max Baucus, Democrat, Montana, @MaxBaucus
• Mark Begich, Democrat, Alaska, @SenatorBegich
• Roy Blunt, Republican, Missouri, @RoyBlunt
• John Boozman, Republican, Arkansas, @JohnBoozeman
• Richard Burr, Republican, North Carolina, @SenatorBurr
• Saxby Chambliss, Republican, Georgia, @SaxbyChambliss
• Dan Coats, Republican, Indiana, @SenDanCoats
• Tom Coburn, Republican, Oklahoma, @TomCoburn
• Thad Cochran Republican, Mississippi, @SenThadCochran
• Bob Corker, Republican, Tennessee, @SenBobCorker
• Jon Cornyn, Republican, Texas, @JohnCornyn
• Mike Crapo, Republican, Idaho, @MikeCrapo
• Ted Cruz, Republican, Texas, @SenTedCruz
• Mike Enzi, Republican, Wyoming, @SenatorEnzi
• Deb Fischer, Republican, Nebraska, @SenatorFischer
• Jeff Flake, Republican, Arizonam @JeffFlake
• Lindsey Graham, Republican, South Carolina, @GrahamBlog
• Chuck Grassley, Republican, Iowa, @ChuckGrassley
• Orrin Hatch, Republican, Utah, @SenOrrinHatch
• Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat, North Dakota, @SenatorHeitkamp
• Dean Heller, Republican, Nevada, @SenDeanHeller
• John Hoeven, Republican, North Dakota, @SenJohnHoeven
• James Inhofe, Republican, Oklahoma, @jiminhofe
• Johnny Isakson, Republian, Georgia, @SenatorIsakson
• Mike Johanns, Republican, Nebraska, @Mike_Johanns
• Ron Johnson, Republican, Wisconsin, @SenRonJohnson
• Mike Lee, Republican, Utah, @SenMikeLee
• Mitch McConnell, Republican, Kentucky, @McConnellPress
• Jerry Moran, Republican, Kansas, @JerryMoran
• Lisa Murkowski, Republican, Alaska, @lisamurkowski
• Rand Paul, Republican, Kentucky, @SenRandPaul
• Rob Portman, Republican, Ohio, @robportman
• Mark Pryor, Democrat, Arkansas, @SenMarkPryor
• Jim Risch, Republican, Idaho, @SenatorRisch
• Pat Roberts, Republican, Kansas, @SenPatRoberts
• Marco Rubio, Republican, Florida, @marcorubio
• Tim Scott, Republican, South Carolina, @SenatorTimScott
• Jeff Sessions, Republican, Alabama, @SenatorSessions
• Richard Shelby, Republican, Alabama, @SenShelbyPress
• John Thune, Republican, South Dakota, @SenJohnThune
• David Vitter, Republican, Louisiana, @DavidVitter
• Roger Wicker, Republican, Mississippi, @SenatorWicker