WillBrink
04-05-13, 07:45
The sky is not falling (yet)
There's been more pro gun laws passed on the state level then anti recently from what I am reading, the divide seems to me mostly with states already anti gun vs those who are not. If anything, there seems to be a backlash from various states to Obama et al anti gun nonsense by passing pro 2A measures although the anti laws passed are more sweeping than the pro.
We all agree, vigilance to tyranny is essential to our freedoms and liberties, but on the state level, it appears those who understand armed citizens in "gun free zones" is a plus to preventing future events that continue to attract evil to places no one is armed.
Personally, I expect the data in a year or two to be very interesting and expect it to show what prior data has: those states that pass anti gun measures will see either no impact on crime, or an increase, and those who passed the pro gun measures will see no impact on crime, or a decrease.
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Since the Sandy Hook school massacre, five states have passed laws that strengthen gun restrictions, while 10 states have passed laws that weaken them.
States have passed more laws since the Newtown, Conn., school massacre that weaken gun restrictions than laws strengthening them, according to a tally by an anti-gun-violence group. But the group says a simple bill count doesn't tell the whole story.
As President Barack Obama continues to publicly exhort Congress and states to pass stricter gun-control legislation, gun-rights advocates have been pushing their own legislative agendas and have had successes.
Since the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead, five states have passed seven laws that strengthen gun restrictions, while 10 states have passed 17 laws that weaken them, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing data compiled by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a San Francisco-based group that backs stricter gun laws.
Those touting stricter firearms regulations have scored high-profile victories this year in a handful of states — most notably in New York, Colorado and Connecticut. Connecticut's measure, signed into law Thursday by Gov. Dannel Malloy, imposes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by Adam Lanza, the Newtown gunman.
But gun-rights advocates have made inroads as well, though the law center says the measures have not been as sweeping. Among the examples cited by the Journal:
In Tennessee, employees with handgun permits can now carry their guns anywhere in their cars, including to work, provided they keep them locked up in their vehicles.
Arkansas passed laws allowing firearms in churches and on college campuses.
A new South Dakota law allows school boards to arm teachers and volunteers.
Kentucky shortened the process for obtaining a license to carry a concealed firearm.
Cont:
http://news.msn.com/us/after-newtown-shootings-pro-gun-measures-also-gain-ground
There's been more pro gun laws passed on the state level then anti recently from what I am reading, the divide seems to me mostly with states already anti gun vs those who are not. If anything, there seems to be a backlash from various states to Obama et al anti gun nonsense by passing pro 2A measures although the anti laws passed are more sweeping than the pro.
We all agree, vigilance to tyranny is essential to our freedoms and liberties, but on the state level, it appears those who understand armed citizens in "gun free zones" is a plus to preventing future events that continue to attract evil to places no one is armed.
Personally, I expect the data in a year or two to be very interesting and expect it to show what prior data has: those states that pass anti gun measures will see either no impact on crime, or an increase, and those who passed the pro gun measures will see no impact on crime, or a decrease.
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Since the Sandy Hook school massacre, five states have passed laws that strengthen gun restrictions, while 10 states have passed laws that weaken them.
States have passed more laws since the Newtown, Conn., school massacre that weaken gun restrictions than laws strengthening them, according to a tally by an anti-gun-violence group. But the group says a simple bill count doesn't tell the whole story.
As President Barack Obama continues to publicly exhort Congress and states to pass stricter gun-control legislation, gun-rights advocates have been pushing their own legislative agendas and have had successes.
Since the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead, five states have passed seven laws that strengthen gun restrictions, while 10 states have passed 17 laws that weaken them, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing data compiled by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a San Francisco-based group that backs stricter gun laws.
Those touting stricter firearms regulations have scored high-profile victories this year in a handful of states — most notably in New York, Colorado and Connecticut. Connecticut's measure, signed into law Thursday by Gov. Dannel Malloy, imposes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by Adam Lanza, the Newtown gunman.
But gun-rights advocates have made inroads as well, though the law center says the measures have not been as sweeping. Among the examples cited by the Journal:
In Tennessee, employees with handgun permits can now carry their guns anywhere in their cars, including to work, provided they keep them locked up in their vehicles.
Arkansas passed laws allowing firearms in churches and on college campuses.
A new South Dakota law allows school boards to arm teachers and volunteers.
Kentucky shortened the process for obtaining a license to carry a concealed firearm.
Cont:
http://news.msn.com/us/after-newtown-shootings-pro-gun-measures-also-gain-ground