This is a discussion on How Did your State rate Hopefully D+ or Below within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; PA got a D+ - not bad!!
However, BEWARE, Pennsylvanians - I saw an article in the paper today that the PA legislature is holding ...
However, BEWARE, Pennsylvanians - I saw an article in the paper today that the PA legislature is holding a one-day special session on Sept 26 to discuss possible gun-control proposals - including one-gun-a-month and giving Philly the ability to pre-empt state gun laws.
I'll post this information in a separate thread within the next week to alert PA members to contact their representatives & write editorials before the legislative meeting.
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
Texas got a big D-. I knew they didn't like my state.I am so thankful to be back in my home state again and out of missouri.When my job was over up there I was gone.sj
I know there is no place like home, but what made Missouri so bad? (I'm not mad, just curious.) If you were in KC or The Loo, I understand.
I'm glad they gave Alabama an F, but they have several bits of info wrong. Police Chiefs have no say whatsoever in CCW. Permits are issued by county sheriffs only. Their site has this statement:
Alabama: No state restriction on adults carrying concealed firearms onto school grounds. Parents should know that loaded handguns may be legally brought onto school grounds by people with concealed carry permits.
Every CCW permit issued in Alabama has two restrictions listed on it. Courthouses and schools. The definition of schools in the law is: Public K-12.
They can't even get a simple thing like the restrictions right what makes anyone think that they can get the complicated ones right.
raevan beat me to it. Go Washington! Only A's are for juvy owner/possession and I can live with that.
Beat me, also.
One thing I would like to know: What is the armed crime rate (not including self-defense cases) in the states, and how does it compare in relation to the Brady-bunch grade?
I'm thinking inverse. Time to go statistic hunting.
What I want to find is a percentage of armed crime per capita and compare it to the grade of the state. Might have to crunch my own numbers on this one using Bureau of Justice Statistics. Quick overall analysis: with more "Right-to-Carry", less crime in my neighborhood. Property crime statistics are leveling off...time to apply the castle doctrine to personal property...and get that on the decline again.
Last edited by smorgan; July 10th, 2006 at 03:45 AM.
I believe the right to bear arms is not only a 2nd Amendment right. I believe it is a basic human right. All people should be able to protect themselves and property.
One thing I would like to know: What is the armed crime rate (not including self-defense cases) in the states, and how does it compare in relation to the Brady-bunch grade?
Maryland is a consistent A rated state, and used to lead the nation in armed robbery per capita.
Well, I pulled the numbers and Brady grades for 2004.
Then, I averaged the rates from the states with each grade for:
- Total Violent Crime rate per Capita
- Murder / Manslaughter rate per Capita
- Rape rate per Capita
- Robbery rate per Capita
- Aggravated Assault rate per Capita
States with 'A' ratings lead the nation in overall violent crime, are second to 'F' states in murder, are lowest in rape, lead in robbery, and are third behind the 'D' and 'F' states in Aggravated Assault.
So an A rating correlates to a pretty high level of violent crime, it seems.
One interesting thing to note, though, is Washington, DC - which should be a Brady Paradise with massively restricted private ownership of guns. Here are their numbers:
DC:
1371.20
35.80
40.10
578.50
716.90
DC, of course, eclipses every single state for violent crime, in every category.
Note - these are 2004 numbers and 2004 grades, as the BJS does not yet have the 2005 numbers on their site.
For those interested, I have included a PDF of the raw data I used, exported from Excel.
Well, Kansas got a C-. We must be a bunch of goof off's !
I'll bet that changes after the 1st of the year when CC is legal
If it don't I might have to move to one of those F- state's
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to one of those F- state's
I HAVE TWO GUNS. ONE FOR EACH OF YOU!
