. ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁dec isions ▁in ▁Mc Donald ▁v . ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ▁and ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁v . ▁H eller , ▁which ▁invalid ated ▁strict ▁gun ▁laws ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ay otte ▁opposed ▁a ▁Republican - back ed ▁bill ▁to ▁established ▁a ▁castle ▁doctrine ▁for ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ay otte ▁opposed ▁legisl ation ▁offered ▁by ▁Sen ators ▁Joe ▁Man chin ▁and ▁Pat ▁To ome y ▁to ▁mand ate ▁background ▁checks ▁for ▁all ▁commercial ▁gun ▁sales . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁Man chin - To ome y , ▁Ay otte ▁voted ▁for ▁an ▁am end ment ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁increased ▁access ▁to ▁mental ▁health ▁records ▁for ▁background ▁checks ▁and ▁provided ▁fund ing ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁background ▁check ▁viol ations . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁did ▁not ▁pass . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ay otte ▁voted ▁against ▁an ▁am end ment ▁offered ▁by ▁Senator ▁Chris ▁Mur phy ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁background ▁checks ▁for ▁gun ▁sales ▁at ▁gun ▁shows , ▁over ▁the ▁internet , ▁and ▁between ▁friends ▁and ▁family . ▁ ▁She ▁voted ▁for ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁increase ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁background ▁check ▁system ▁and ▁enh ance ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁" ment al ▁compet ency " ▁for ▁purch asing ▁fire ar ms . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁voted ▁for ▁two ▁am end ments ▁to ▁block ▁or ▁delay ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁fire ar ms