The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their gun
01-06-2009, 08:31 PM
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Re: The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their gun
we like our guns here in nd. 
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
01-06-2009, 08:40 PM
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Re: The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their gun
---- the brady center, theres no point trying to reason with them anyway, i just read a report on their website linking assault weapons to terrorism and why they should reinstate the ban, basically they say that even though the 911 guys all used boxcutters that doesn;t mean anything because they would rather of had uzi's 
its just anouther was for a group of people to use fear in order to control the rest of us.
Missouri has the same score by the way
its just anouther was for a group of people to use fear in order to control the rest of us.
Missouri has the same score by the way
01-06-2009, 10:16 PM
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Wyoming had 11pts. but then again we in Wyo. can care less about stupid Brady campaign crap.
Wyoming still rank as the state with lowest population in the union.
Some of the best hunting and fishing in the country. Since the economy is going in the toilet that means all the idiots who moved up here trying to Kalifornize my state are moving the ---- out.
Wyoming still rank as the state with lowest population in the union.
Some of the best hunting and fishing in the country. Since the economy is going in the toilet that means all the idiots who moved up here trying to Kalifornize my state are moving the ---- out.
01-06-2009, 10:31 PM
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Re: The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their
Originally Posted by Darkelvis
we like our guns here in nd.
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
What's more fun is actually trying to guess what state has what ranking.
01-07-2009, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by random-strike
i didn't see it.
i don't think i've ever watched 24 and i don't have cable anyways
sounds like a good program though :P
i don't think i've ever watched 24 and i don't have cable anyways
sounds like a good program though :P
01-07-2009, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bigwig
Most reasonable thing said in the whole thread.
What's more fun is actually trying to guess what state has what ranking.
What's more fun is actually trying to guess what state has what ranking.
http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/...d_rankings.pdf
01-07-2009, 12:43 PM
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Re: The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their gun
Originally Posted by Darkelvis
we like our guns here in nd.
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
The murder rate in the state has nothing to do with the gun laws though. It's the fact that the state is only 600,000 people of which 98% are middle and upper class white republicans, and most of the state is farmland. People around here don't kill people, they just hunt, farm, and in the winter stay inside.
I guess it would help Johnny, if you actually understood what they were rating...they arent rating deaths in the state by guns, they are rating the laws of the state as they pertain to gun restrictions.
01-07-2009, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by xenocron
I like hearing an opinion from a member of the actual state.
I guess it would help Johnny, if you actually understood what they were rating...they arent rating deaths in the state by guns, they are rating the laws of the state as they pertain to gun restrictions.
I guess it would help Johnny, if you actually understood what they were rating...they arent rating deaths in the state by guns, they are rating the laws of the state as they pertain to gun restrictions.
they rate the "safeness" of a state by their gun laws.
01-07-2009, 02:19 PM
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Wow and they rate Kalifornia number one with 79 pts. but more people get killed by cops than any other state.
Look at https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...92.0;topicseen with the cop shotting a guy in the back while he still laying on his stomach.
Yeah that Brady center is a crock of ----.
Look at https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...92.0;topicseen with the cop shotting a guy in the back while he still laying on his stomach.
Yeah that Brady center is a crock of ----.
01-07-2009, 02:26 PM
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Re: The Brady Center rates states based on how safe they are according to their gun
Originally Posted by random-strike
it says what they are rating in the OP
they rate the "safeness" of a state by their gun laws.
they rate the "safeness" of a state by their gun laws.
NEW BRADY SCORECARD SHOWS
MOST STATES LACK
COMMON SENSE GUN RESTRICTIONS
Washington, D.C. – Officials in most states have done little to keep criminals and other dangerous people from easily obtaining guns, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The new redesigned scorecards are being released today for all 50 states.
Two-thirds of all states score less than 20 points out of 100. Almost half of all states score 10 points or less out of 100.
“We make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons. Our gun laws are so weak that, in most states, there are few or no laws to prevent gun violence," says Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “This is true at the federal level as well. We need effective gun laws to curb gun violence and illegal gun trafficking.”
The Brady Scorecards are designed so that states can score up to 100 points across five major categories of laws: Curbing Firearm Trafficking; Strengthening Brady Background Checks; Child Safety; Banning Military-style Assault Weapons; and making it harder to carry Guns In Public Places. The national state-by-state scores are available in complete category-by-category detail at www.bradycampaign.org.
The rankings show that most states don’t have laws to effectively combat gun trafficking. States like Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah have no laws on the books to effectively combat firearm trafficking or to prevent dangerous people from gaining easy access to guns.
The state with the strongest gun laws is California with 79 points, followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
California took a bold new step last year by enacting the groundbreaking Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007, to require new semi-automatic handguns to be fitted with “microstamping” technology to help law enforcement identify crime guns and apprehend armed criminals. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the legislation last session. Both New Jersey and Connecticut also enacted laws last session that curb firearm trafficking.
“While advocates and officials deserve credit for strong gun laws in states like California, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, even more needs to be done in these, and all, states to ensure that dangerous people don’t have easy access to guns,” said Helmke.
The Brady Campaign scorecards provide a new and redesigned analysis of whether states are enacting the laws needed to protect citizens from gun violence. The new scorecards also show states how their gun laws can be strengthened and their scores improved.
The categories covered by the 2007 scorecards are as follows:
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States can earn up to 35 points by taking all measures needed to “Curb Firearm Trafficking.” States can fully regulate the gun dealers within their borders, limit bulk purchases of handguns, provide police certain technology to identify crime guns, and require lost or stolen guns to be reported to the police.
•
States can earn up to 25 points by “Strengthening Brady Background Checks.” This involves requiring background checks on all gun sales and requiring a permit in order to purchase firearms. Short of universal background checks, states can also close the gun show loophole, at least requiring background checks for all gun show sales.
•
States can earn up to 20 points by “Protecting Child Safety” when it comes to guns. States can require that only childproof handguns be sold within their borders, require child safety locks to be sold with each handgun, hold adults accountable for keeping guns away from kids and teens, and require handgun purchasers to be at least 21 years of age.
•
States can earn up to 10 points by “Banning Military-style Assault Weapons,” as well as banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.
•
States can earn up to 10 points by making it harder to carry “Guns In Public Places” (except for trained law enforcement and security) and by allowing localities to “Preserve Local Control” over municipal gun laws. This includes keeping guns out of workplaces and college campuses, not forcing law enforcement to issue concealed handgun permits on demand, not permitting “shoot first” expansions in self-defense laws, and not preventing municipalities from passing their own gun laws.
We acknowledge the research of Legal Community Against Violence on state gun laws. Their publication, “Regulating Guns in America,” and website served as a basis for our analysis. For more information about Legal Community Against Violence, see www.lcav.org.
As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.
For continuing insight and comment on the gun issue, read Paul Helmke's blog at www.bradycampaign.org/blog/. Visit the Brady Campaign website at www.bradycampaign.org.
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MOST STATES LACK
COMMON SENSE GUN RESTRICTIONS
Washington, D.C. – Officials in most states have done little to keep criminals and other dangerous people from easily obtaining guns, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The new redesigned scorecards are being released today for all 50 states.
Two-thirds of all states score less than 20 points out of 100. Almost half of all states score 10 points or less out of 100.
“We make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons. Our gun laws are so weak that, in most states, there are few or no laws to prevent gun violence," says Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “This is true at the federal level as well. We need effective gun laws to curb gun violence and illegal gun trafficking.”
The Brady Scorecards are designed so that states can score up to 100 points across five major categories of laws: Curbing Firearm Trafficking; Strengthening Brady Background Checks; Child Safety; Banning Military-style Assault Weapons; and making it harder to carry Guns In Public Places. The national state-by-state scores are available in complete category-by-category detail at www.bradycampaign.org.
The rankings show that most states don’t have laws to effectively combat gun trafficking. States like Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah have no laws on the books to effectively combat firearm trafficking or to prevent dangerous people from gaining easy access to guns.
The state with the strongest gun laws is California with 79 points, followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
California took a bold new step last year by enacting the groundbreaking Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007, to require new semi-automatic handguns to be fitted with “microstamping” technology to help law enforcement identify crime guns and apprehend armed criminals. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the legislation last session. Both New Jersey and Connecticut also enacted laws last session that curb firearm trafficking.
“While advocates and officials deserve credit for strong gun laws in states like California, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, even more needs to be done in these, and all, states to ensure that dangerous people don’t have easy access to guns,” said Helmke.
The Brady Campaign scorecards provide a new and redesigned analysis of whether states are enacting the laws needed to protect citizens from gun violence. The new scorecards also show states how their gun laws can be strengthened and their scores improved.
The categories covered by the 2007 scorecards are as follows:
•
States can earn up to 35 points by taking all measures needed to “Curb Firearm Trafficking.” States can fully regulate the gun dealers within their borders, limit bulk purchases of handguns, provide police certain technology to identify crime guns, and require lost or stolen guns to be reported to the police.
•
States can earn up to 25 points by “Strengthening Brady Background Checks.” This involves requiring background checks on all gun sales and requiring a permit in order to purchase firearms. Short of universal background checks, states can also close the gun show loophole, at least requiring background checks for all gun show sales.
•
States can earn up to 20 points by “Protecting Child Safety” when it comes to guns. States can require that only childproof handguns be sold within their borders, require child safety locks to be sold with each handgun, hold adults accountable for keeping guns away from kids and teens, and require handgun purchasers to be at least 21 years of age.
•
States can earn up to 10 points by “Banning Military-style Assault Weapons,” as well as banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.
•
States can earn up to 10 points by making it harder to carry “Guns In Public Places” (except for trained law enforcement and security) and by allowing localities to “Preserve Local Control” over municipal gun laws. This includes keeping guns out of workplaces and college campuses, not forcing law enforcement to issue concealed handgun permits on demand, not permitting “shoot first” expansions in self-defense laws, and not preventing municipalities from passing their own gun laws.
We acknowledge the research of Legal Community Against Violence on state gun laws. Their publication, “Regulating Guns in America,” and website served as a basis for our analysis. For more information about Legal Community Against Violence, see www.lcav.org.
As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.
For continuing insight and comment on the gun issue, read Paul Helmke's blog at www.bradycampaign.org/blog/. Visit the Brady Campaign website at www.bradycampaign.org.
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