Hi All,
Across the board, and not just in regards to gun control, Feinstein is thoroughly and consistently liberal. One can assess this easily from her scores with the various interest groups.
For instance, in the years 1995-2004, she scored 100% with NARAL/Planned Parenthood/Pro-Choice America. Supporting their interests every time. Keep in mind that this means she has voted for partial birth abortion, and unlimited funding, and against anything even felt to be a potential restriction on abortion on demand.
Regarding poverty legislation she never saw a giveaway she didn't like, scoring consistent 100% with Bread for the World and Partnership for the Homeless.
In terms of Social Issues, she is a darling of both People for the American Way and Americans for Democratic Action, never scoring less than 80% with either group - which is hard indeed, many Senators routinely score a zero and even Robert Byrd (who is much closer to really being that increasingly rare animal - a Democratic Centrist) scores in the 60s.
- SEAGOON