▁overall ▁ 3 2 % ▁rating . ▁ ▁Gun ▁policy ▁Following ▁the ▁Sand y ▁Hook ▁Element ary ▁School ▁shooting ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁federal ▁ban ▁on ▁assault ▁weapons . ▁During ▁campaign ing ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁propose ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁if ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Congress ▁and ▁would ▁listen ▁to ▁all ▁view points ▁if ▁others ▁presented ▁a ▁bill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Brown ▁had ▁an ▁A ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁R ife ▁Association ▁( N RA ), ▁but ▁received ▁a ▁ 4 3 % ▁score ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gun ▁O wn ers ▁of ▁America ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁ 3 0 % ▁grade ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Fire ar ms ▁Co al ition ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁ 1 4 % ▁rating ; ▁both ▁groups ▁are ▁support ive ▁of ▁gun ▁rights ▁and ▁opp ose ▁gun ▁control . ▁ ▁D rug ▁policy ▁After ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁S ens ible ▁Mar iju ana ▁Policy ▁In iti ative ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁implemented , ▁he ▁proposed ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁to ▁en act ▁higher ▁fin es ▁for ▁" dru gg ed ▁driving ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁opposed ▁a ▁state ▁initi ative ▁to ▁legal ize ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁medic inal ▁mar iju ana ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁efforts ▁should ▁be