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Chad Love: The Best States for Gun Owners
By Chad Love
Breaking news: If you live in Oklahoma, Kentucky or Louisiana you are in immediate danger. Please, put the gun down and back away from it slowly until we can figure out some way to get a law passed that will make things safe for you and your children.
From the story:
A national group that aims to prevent gun violence ranks Oklahoma among the worst state in the nation for its weak gun laws. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released its annual scorecard on Wednesday, ranking Oklahoma tied for last among the 50 states. Oklahoma scored just two points out of a total of 100, along with Kentucky and Louisiana. The Washington-based group says Oklahoma's weak gun laws help feed the illegal gun market, allow the sale of guns without background checks and put children at risk.
To my weak-lawed and woefully unprotected-from-ourselves brethren in Kentucky and Louisiana, I salute you. That is if I can manage to keep from killing myself with a dangerously under-regulated firearm. As for the other 48 states that obviously place a higher value on public safety, I can only say "sucks to be you."
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Comments (17)
I'd respond, but I'd just shoot my mouth off.
Brady Campaign == Bunch of hysterical self-absorbed jerks. You already know what any of 'em will say without having to ask them, and you know that real data won't necessarily have anything to do with their conclusions.
Actually, that would be the other 47 states, wouldn't it?
I never was good with the 'cipherin an such...
Wholly Smokes! More laws we can't enforce? That's it. I'm buying an island and starting my own country. There will be just one gun law. "If you own a gun, be safe". That should pretty much cover it.
Yet another reason to be a proud Kentuckian!
Some pollitical hack dumped the bullet marking bill in the hopper here in Georgia last week. Things have been good here until recently. Like any other state with a Mega Metropolis mob rule seems to hold sway. The rest of us are out gunned (pardon the pun) roughly 3-1...
i thought Texas was in the top 3. looks like i might have to change my mind on moving to Texas and go to OK or KY.
Those three states should wear the ranking as a badge of honor.
Never hear about nothin like that in North Dakota. We actually use our guns safely, but it turns out we infect our animals with lead in the process.
Nate
As a Kentuckian, I pledge to write my lawmakers and demand that they do whatever it takes to get rid of those 2 points out of 100 that the Brady Campaign gave us.
"Oklahoma's weak gun laws help feed the illegal gun market, allow the sale of guns without background checks and put children at risk." Obviously they dont live here - they do background checks. As for putting children at risk - the biggest risk people take with their children is putting them in the car with them! Let's ban cars!
That's a fine looking dog you got there Banjo
Thanks - WA Mtnhunter. Some shmuck dumped him at our camp Nov. 2007. Their loss, my gain. He's a black mouth cur, great dog and companion.
oh my god we have to save the ohaklains from them selves. quick reverbody grab some pickets signs with the piece signin it and jumb into your hybids beforre uits to late
When I was at the gun show in Tulsa a few weekends ago I was thinking to myself, "If only we had more gun laws here in Oklahoma, maybe we wouldn't have such a rediculous crime rate!" Oh wait, thats NYC I was thinking of. Silly me. We Okies are just simple folk, we don't quite understand the concept that law-abiding citizens cannot be trusted with firearms.
Sounds like the "most dangerous sates for our children" are the best ones to own a gun in.
1.we do have background checks in ky for purchasing fire arms
2. all state have illegal gun markets to think they do not is wage no matter what they scored.
3.we have safty class to keep you from killing you self with a fire arm . but i am glade to say in ky we support the 2nd amendment so the chocie is yours.
4.we love our children and do want a safe community and state for them to live.
5.The brady campaing is a joke .we need laws that protect the hunter,the gun collector ,the public ,and the 2nd amendment rights.
6.as for protecting our children work on the goverment to give tax credits to gun owner if the buy gun lockers and gun safes.to keep fire arms out of the reach of children. instead of wasting tax dollars on gun laws that do not work.
7.to find the illegal gun market is simple find the drug market they are together in this state just like all the other states.spend tax dollars to inforce the laws we have and stop the problems .insted wasting tax dollars makeing new laws against sportsmen ,collecror and the public that are not crimnals and obey the law.and own fire arms legally
8.god bless all even if tou dont agree.and bless the us military.
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Brady Campaign == Bunch of hysterical self-absorbed jerks. You already know what any of 'em will say without having to ask them, and you know that real data won't necessarily have anything to do with their conclusions.
Some pollitical hack dumped the bullet marking bill in the hopper here in Georgia last week. Things have been good here until recently. Like any other state with a Mega Metropolis mob rule seems to hold sway. The rest of us are out gunned (pardon the pun) roughly 3-1...
Those three states should wear the ranking as a badge of honor.
Never hear about nothin like that in North Dakota. We actually use our guns safely, but it turns out we infect our animals with lead in the process.
Nate
As a Kentuckian, I pledge to write my lawmakers and demand that they do whatever it takes to get rid of those 2 points out of 100 that the Brady Campaign gave us.
"Oklahoma's weak gun laws help feed the illegal gun market, allow the sale of guns without background checks and put children at risk." Obviously they dont live here - they do background checks. As for putting children at risk - the biggest risk people take with their children is putting them in the car with them! Let's ban cars!
When I was at the gun show in Tulsa a few weekends ago I was thinking to myself, "If only we had more gun laws here in Oklahoma, maybe we wouldn't have such a rediculous crime rate!" Oh wait, thats NYC I was thinking of. Silly me. We Okies are just simple folk, we don't quite understand the concept that law-abiding citizens cannot be trusted with firearms.
I'd respond, but I'd just shoot my mouth off.
Actually, that would be the other 47 states, wouldn't it?
I never was good with the 'cipherin an such...
Wholly Smokes! More laws we can't enforce? That's it. I'm buying an island and starting my own country. There will be just one gun law. "If you own a gun, be safe". That should pretty much cover it.
Yet another reason to be a proud Kentuckian!
i thought Texas was in the top 3. looks like i might have to change my mind on moving to Texas and go to OK or KY.
That's a fine looking dog you got there Banjo
Thanks - WA Mtnhunter. Some shmuck dumped him at our camp Nov. 2007. Their loss, my gain. He's a black mouth cur, great dog and companion.
oh my god we have to save the ohaklains from them selves. quick reverbody grab some pickets signs with the piece signin it and jumb into your hybids beforre uits to late
Sounds like the "most dangerous sates for our children" are the best ones to own a gun in.
1.we do have background checks in ky for purchasing fire arms
2. all state have illegal gun markets to think they do not is wage no matter what they scored.
3.we have safty class to keep you from killing you self with a fire arm . but i am glade to say in ky we support the 2nd amendment so the chocie is yours.
4.we love our children and do want a safe community and state for them to live.
5.The brady campaing is a joke .we need laws that protect the hunter,the gun collector ,the public ,and the 2nd amendment rights.
6.as for protecting our children work on the goverment to give tax credits to gun owner if the buy gun lockers and gun safes.to keep fire arms out of the reach of children. instead of wasting tax dollars on gun laws that do not work.
7.to find the illegal gun market is simple find the drug market they are together in this state just like all the other states.spend tax dollars to inforce the laws we have and stop the problems .insted wasting tax dollars makeing new laws against sportsmen ,collecror and the public that are not crimnals and obey the law.and own fire arms legally
8.god bless all even if tou dont agree.and bless the us military.
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