 In 2013, he called Senate legislation to expand background checks "the wrong approach" In 2019 Daines also announced his opposition to red-flag laws, which allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from someone believed to present a danger to themselves or others.In 2017, he voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).Daines also opposes allowing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients – undocumented minors brought into the United States as minors – to apply for temporary protection to stay in the United States.