Posted on 01/13/2005 8:11:41 AM PST by boofus
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thirty-one states get a "D" or an "F" in measurements of the gun laws in those states, according to nationwide ratings released today by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March in partnership with state-based gun violence prevention organizations across the nation.
In the eighth year of the release of the grades, only three states actually changed grades, two for the worse and one for the better. But a number of states strengthened laws linking guns and domestic violence, and others defeated the most extreme concealed weapons proposals such as allowing concealed guns in bars and schools. Overall, there is concern gun violence in some states could increase in 2005 because Congress failed to renew the federal assault weapon ban, which expired last fall, and many states with reasonable laws border on states that lack restrictions on assault weapons.
The states that saw a grading change include Indiana, whose score improved from a "D-minus" to a "D" because the state defeated a gun lobby effort to overturn a recent Supreme Court decision holding that gun owners can be held responsible for negligently leaving guns accessible to children and other improper users; Ohio, which saw its grade fall from a "D-plus" to a "D-minus" because the state passed a dangerous new law that forces police to let almost anyone carry hidden handguns in public; and South Carolina, whose grade fell from a "C-minus" to a "D-plus" because the state repealed the one-handgun-per-month law that had helped stop gun-trafficking.
Why don't they come out and state that the top-graded area for gun control is Washington, D.C.? Oh, that's right! It's the murder capital of the world!
And no, boys & girls, it ain't a coincidence.
Maryland is an A rated state and one of the most violent as well. Violent crime leader of the country, I think.
I wish I lived in a 'F' state by their criteria. Ohio is only a D- :(
I'd like to see a list of the different points states are graded on. What kind of criteria does a state have to meet to get a good grade?
And what kind of sentencing laws do the judges and parole boards in these states actually follow?
Let me guess, the states with the highest crime rates got the best grade???
During that time gun crimes have continued to decline in the lowest rated states.
It takes strong anti-gun laws to get an A, this is the BRADY GUN LAW BUNCH
Overall, there is concern happiness and security in some states could increase in 2005 because Congress failed to renew the federal happiness and security ban
Baltimore, where my cousin works, is really bad. But what is the percentage of gun-related crime?
On the flip side I'll bet the crime stats for these mystery states have shown some improvement too.
Yuk! >:-P
It's not the STATES, it's certain CITIES......Cities governed by democrats.
Indiana got a D up from a D- last year by the way heres the link
http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/reportcards/2004/details.pdf
DC's GUN BAN has been IN FORCE since 1974!
THIRTY-ONE YEARS!
And their MURDER rate is nearly 800% cumulative since then!
Stupid is as stupid does.
In Virginia, since 1995, when the CCW law came into being, OUR crime has GONE DOWN 45% since the thugs moved BACK to DC and MD where the bad bad guns are a no no...if you are an honest citizen that is.
Can't seem to get Alabama's grade. The boneheads have linked Alaska's doc to the Alabama selection.
Ohio, which saw its grade fall from a "D-plus" to a "D-minus" because the state passed a dangerous new law that forces police to let almost anyone carry hidden handguns in public;
What a crock! What's dangerous about responsible citizens carrying protection for themselves? At least in Texas, the CCL certification is not automatic.
Gun Violence Prevention Laws=CCW.
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