One month after the Orlando nightclub shooting Roberts voted for two Republican-backed proposals on gun policy : Chuck Grassley 's amendment to increase funding for background checks and John Cornyn 's policy that would have put a 72-hour hold on any terrorist suspect buying a gun . He voted against both of the Democrat 's policies , including the Feinstein Amendment , which banned suspected terrorists from buying guns . Roberts voted against the Manchin-Toomey amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
Pat Roberts