Thom Tillis — Pro-gun-rights: D+
Thom Tillis voted for the Pro-gun-rights side 67% of the time on 7 counted Senate votes, for a grade of D+. No qualifying votes were missed.
Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)
A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.
How did Thom Tillis vote on guns?
| Date | Bill | What it was | Side counted | Thom Tillis's vote | Matched side? | Official roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | HJRES40 | Overturns the Social Security rule reporting some beneficiaries to the gun background check system | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 66 |
| 2022-06-21 | S2938 | Motion to begin the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (red-flag grants, tighter checks for under-21 buyers) | Nay | Yea | No | Roll call 235 |
| 2022-06-23 | S2938 | Cloture on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Nay | Yea | No | Roll call 240 |
| 2022-06-23 | S2938 | Final Senate passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Nay | Yea | No | Roll call 242 |
| 2023-06-22 | HJRES44 | Overturned the ATF pistol-brace rule | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 171 |
| 2023-10-25 | HR4366 | Stops VA from reporting some veterans to the gun background-check system | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 268 |
| 2025-08-01 | HR3944 | Report on veterans flagged to background checks who die by gun suicide | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 473 |