dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv sˈɛʃən, klˈɛɹ dˈiː. ˈaɪɚ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː spˈɑːnsɚz ʌv sˈɛnət bˈɪl ˈɛs.θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, "ɐn ˈækt ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tə pəzˈɛʃən ænd tɹˈænsfɜːɹ ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz", wˌɪtʃ sˈɔːt tə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ bˈækɡɹaʊnd tʃˈɛks ˌɔn səbstˈænʃəli ˈɔːl fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹm sˈeɪlz, ænd tə pɹəhˈɪbɪt ðə sˈeɪl ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz tə pˈɜːsənz kənvˈɪktᵻd ʌv sˈɜːʔn̩ vˈaɪələnt kɹˈaɪmz.
During the 2015–2016 Legislative Session, Claire D. Ayer was one of three sponsors of Senate Bill S.31, "An act relating to possession and transfer of firearms", which sought to require background checks on substantially all firearm sales, and to prohibit the sale of firearms to persons convicted of certain violent crimes.