HA HA!!! It's that time of year again!!! Brady Score Cards are out!!

[virginia mountainman]

Where an "F" usually means you have a low crime rate, and a "A" means you usually have a high crime rate!!

http://www.bradycampaign.org/stategunlaws/scorecard/

[aliendroid]

1. based on crime? how? Look at NH and vermont.

Lowest violent (and gun) crime rate in the nation and low scores.

[AtheistCrusader]

4. It's a correlation/causation thing, with a healthy side of sarcasm.

States with very low crime rates just HAPPEN to have 'very bad gun laws' according to the brady bunch.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

8. WOW... utah got a 100% A+

I took the liberty of translating the "Brady Score" into a real-world grade.

[slackmaster]

2. More proof that the Brady Campaign is nothing but a hate group

Their "grades" have no correlation with public safety whatsoever.

My state, California, got their highest score this year because we have more useless, pointless restrictions than any other state.

[Don Caballero]

3. Embarrassed to live Indiana

Only got a 6 out of 10. The President of the Brady Campaign is the former mayor of Fort Wayne.

[X_Digger]

5. That's 6 out of 100, not 10. n/t

[Don Caballero]

7. My God. Much worse than I thought.

I was thinking 60 percent was bad. 6 out of 100? Holy shit are we backwards here in Indiana.

[aliendroid]

13. the states with the lowest crime rates got low scores...

while states with high crime rates got higher scores. Explain how that is bad. It seems this is like golf, lowest score is best.

[Don Caballero]

14. I was under the impression the scoring was based on gun control measurements

[aliendroid]

16. yeah, I noticed.

It's based on gun control measures.

Good anti-gun control argument.

[slackmaster]

35. Yes, on INEFFECTIVE ones

:nuke:

[DonP]

38. In theory ... it is supposed to show which states are "safer"

Their claim is that more gun control results in lower gun crime rates and therefore safer places to live.

They dropped that sham a few years back when the results showed exactly the opposite. States with fewer restrictions, e.g. concealed carry laws, no one gun a month rationing etc. had lower crime rates. In short and generally speaking, more gun control = more crime and violence.

States that have more restriction have the higher crime rates. That's why the Brady scorecards have become a major punch line that even the corporate media won't carry anymore.

[proteus_lives]

25. We're anti-gun control and went for Obama!

Indiana is a progressive state!

[cowman]

10. Proud to live

in NV which got an F

[beevul]

21. "The President of the Brady Campaign is the former mayor of Fort Wayne."

Hes also a republican.

And so was sara brady.

And james brady.

[proteus_lives]

26. Rethug authoritarians love gun control.

It serves their corporate masters to have the serfs unarmed.

And they dupe naive liberals into following them.

[proteus_lives]

24. PROUD to live in Indiana!

We kicked Brady Bunch ass!

[SteveM]

36. Why doesn't that Republican recognize that Vermont, NH, and others...

who have very liberal gun laws have low crime rates? Because he is after political victories and bans and is not interested in lowering crime rates.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

6. You know what gets me? Bloomberg continually blames other states for NYC's crime & gun problems...

And looking at the Brady Scorecard Map, the states that surround NYC are ranked in the the highest top 10.
The nearest state with a "poorer" Brady score is a trip trough Massachusetts into Vermont - over 200 miles away.

LOL, gun-control-rhetoric-fail. :rofl:
Like NYC's problem with guns is caused by criminals driving 6 hour round trips. :eyes:

DC is in a similar boat... always blaming NJ (#2) and VA (#17) for thier gun problem.
Right, because states surrounding you, all in at least the top 17 of the Brady list, cause all of your gun woes. :eyes:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

9. Here's a gem statement about Alaska:

"According to government figures, Alaska also has the country's highest percentage of crime guns recovered that were originally purchased within the state. The Brady Campaign relates this “homegrown” gun violence not just to geography, but also because of the lack of gun laws in the state and nationally."

I'm pretty sure THE PERCENTAGE of crime guns recovered in Alaska that originally came from Alaska has nearly EVERYTHING to with the fact that it's not even part of the CONUS. Like people are expected to funnel guns through the canadian tundra to criminals waiting in Alaska. :LOL:
Funny, they fail to mention the same stats about Hawaii (a gun-control wet dream) as well. :eyes:
I wonder the percentage of crime guns found in the CONUS come from AK or HI.
Holy Cripes, these Brady folks are some ignorant anuses. :rofl:

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[aliendroid]

15. how will it help you?

NH and vermont, the two states with the lowest crime rates got horrible scores and that california and the states with the highest crime rates got the best scores and the scores being based upon high score going to high gun control, how will that help out an anti gun argument? That only argues against gun control.

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[spin]

18. Great! Florida scored 6 out of 100 points and got no stars!!!!

If we work on allowing firearms on college campuses we'll score even lower next year.

[Dappleganger]

20. Yeah, that's one that needs to go.

Baby girl begins school in the fall and it would be great if she at least had protection going to and from classes.

[NewMoonTherian]

19. Damn it! Utah edged out Oklahoma.

We were tied for last for a while. I will dedicate everything I have to allowing college carry, for the safety of students of course, but especially to earn us a zero.

[Euromutt]

22. I love the fixation on reduntant laws

The Brady Campaign actually gives negative points to states for not having laws that require or prohibit things that are already required or prohibited under federal law. As if it makes a difference that state X doesn't require a background check in addition to the federally mandated NICS check!

[Glassunion]

31. Does that mean they are on "double-secret probation"?

[proteus_lives]

23. WOO-HOO! Indiana got 6 points out of a 100!

My State rocks!!

Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers! Hoosiers!

:woohoo:
:woohoo:
:woohoo:

[pipoman]

27. Is there anyone here who doesn't

find this hysterical?

[Glassunion]

32. I do.

I think it is a prime example of our failing education system. So very few with passing grades. Such a shame... Be more smarter!

[Endangered Specie]

28. Man, if Sarah Brady was a teacher who gave out grades like that...

well, never mind, she already is one....

[Glassunion]

29. Sweet two stars!!!

F*ck you Texas! :sarcasm: just for you Oneshooter. You should proudly change to the "No Star State".

[beevul]

30. Wow, nebraska got an 8...and no stars...

What can we do to increase our score to a 5 or even a zero? :rofl:


I guess we deserve the 8...since we have all this gun violence here in nebraska...cow on coyote gun violence, most of it...


BLOOD IN THE PASTURES!!!! :rofl:

[aikoaiko]

33. GA has some legislation in committee right now that will...

...lower its score from an 8 to a 6. Go HB 615 and SB 308.

[krispos42]

34. Interesting

Stars STATE POINTS {Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate (per 100k/year)}

★★★★ CALIFORNIA 79 {6.2}
★★★ NEW JERSEY 73 {4.4}
★★★ MASSACHUSETTS 54 {2.9}
★★★ CONNECTICUT 53 {3.0}
★★★ MARYLAND 52 {9.8}
★★★ NEW YORK 50 {4.2}
★★ RHODE ISLAND 45 {1.8}
★★ HAWAII 42 {1.7}
★★ ILLINOIS 28 {5.9}
★★ PENNSYLVANIA 25 {5.8}
★ MICHIGAN 23 {6.7}
★ DELAWARE 21 {4.3}
★ NORTH CAROLINA 19 {6.5}
★ OREGON 17 {1.9}
★ VIRGINIA 17 {5.3}
★ WASHINGTON 17 {2.7}
★ ALABAMA 16 {8.9}
★ COLORADO 15 {3.1}
★ MINNESOTA 15 {2.2}
★ IOWA 14 {1.2}
★ MAINE 11 {1.6}
★ OHIO 11 {4.5}
0 SOUTH CAROLINA 10 {8.0}
0 WISCONSIN 10 {3.3}
0 WYOMING 10 {3.1}
0 NEVADA 9 {7.5}
0 NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 {1.1}
0 TEXAS 9 {5.9}
0 GEORGIA 8 {7.5}
0 NEBRASKA 8 {3.8}
0 TENNESSEE 8 {6.4}
0 VERMONT 8 {1.9}
0 KANSAS 7 {3.9}
0 FLORIDA 6 {6.6}
0 INDIANA 6 {5.6}
0 MISSISSIPPI 6 {7.1}
0 ARKANSAS 4 {6.7}
0 MISSOURI 4 {6.5}
0 MONTANA 4 {1.5}
0 NEW MEXICO 4 {8.2}
0 NORTH DAKOTA 4 {1.9}
0 SOUTH DAKOTA 4 {2.1}
0 WEST VIRGINIA 4 {3.5}
0 ALASKA 2 {6.4}
0 ARIZONA 2 {7.4}
0 IDAHO 2 {3.3}
0 KENTUCKY 2 {4.8}
0 LOUISIANA 2 {14.2}
0 OKLAHOMA 2 {6.1}
0 UTAH 0 {2.2}

http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Crime/State/RunCrimeOneYearofData.cfm

Maybe at some point I'll make a chart comparing Brady ranking, homicide rate, poverty rate, and population density. See if anything comes up.

If nothing else it would be fodder for my poli-sci course.

[X_Digger]

37. That's the only bad thing about Texas..

.. we have a legislative session every two years, so we can't address fixing these oversights until next year. (And yes, the TSRA & NRA are lined up to knock down parking lots and college carry.)

[Callisto32]

39. Hell, they don't even know what they are grading on.

Apparently, according to their system, you don't have to be 21 to purchase a handgun in PA. You do.

Some of their categories don't make any sense. For example, what the heck is an "assault pistol?"

They think that magazines above 10 rounds are large?

[SsevenN]

40. Always good for a chuckle

Thanks for sharing!