Who wants to move to NJ? - The Firearms Forum

satellite66 · 01-13-2005, 06:01 PM

Gun control advocates give New Jersey high rating for firearms regulation

January 12, 2005, 5:07 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey has received an A- rating from the nation's top gun control groups for the way it regulates firearms.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Million Mom March said Wednesday that the rating, the same as last year's, is based on the Garden State's regulation of the sale and possession of guns for kids, laws that make adults liable for having loaded weapons around children and requirements that handguns be childproof in the future.

New Jersey also requires state-approved safety locks and a permit for every gun sale.

Only five other states _ California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland and Massachusetts _ received ratings in the A-range. Thirty-one states were given Ds and Fs.

"An A- means New Jersey's leaders understand that sensible gun laws protect families and children," said Bryan Miller, president of Ceasefire New Jersey. "However, still more can be done to protect New Jersey's youth."

Gun control advocates want New Jersey to ban rapid-fire ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, rather than the present limit of 15. The state also should limit a person's purchase of handguns to one per month, according to the groups.

The National Rifle Association claimed there is no correlation between crime rates and the higher rating from the Brady Campaign. The rating system, the NRA said, is merely a way for gun control groups to reward states that vote for Democratic presidential candidates.

"We believe that the Brady Campaign is politically insignificant after significant defeats in the past two presidential elections," said NRA spokeswoman Autumn Fogg.

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22WRF · 01-13-2005, 06:11 PM

See your states grade here
http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/reportcards/2004/
It's pdf soyou have to save it to file then open with acrobat

Mr. Blasty · 01-13-2005, 06:24 PM

You might as well ask who wants to be castrated?

Marlin · 01-13-2005, 07:17 PM

Been there. Never want to go back!!

Maybe for my 50th anniversary of graduating from Rutgers coming up, but for no other reason.

Carl S · 01-13-2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Blasty

You might as well ask who wants to be castrated?

Great reply!!!

I'm ashamed to say that Florida had a D+ rating; I was hoping for an F.

njretcop · 01-13-2005, 07:19 PM

Boy!, I'm glad I don't live in a place like that!

HappyNanoq · 01-13-2005, 07:37 PM

Well, at least they have great Danish beer on stock in NJ.

satellite66 · 01-13-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by njretcop

Boy!, I'm glad I don't live in a place like that!

Me too!

ibffsteve · 01-13-2005, 07:47 PM

Indiana is a "D" up from a "D-"

geezler · 01-13-2005, 07:48 PM

Ohio and Alabama both got an F....Yeehaw!

Mr. Blasty · 01-13-2005, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ibffsteve

Indiana is a "D" up from a "D-"

Hey, at least your state didn't get an A-.

TRAP55 · 01-13-2005, 07:51 PM

Blasty, So CA is a 1/2 point better than Jersey?

Won't wonders never cease!

lead · 01-13-2005, 07:59 PM

I grew up there and still love the place, but I don't think I could ever go back. Too many years in the Midwest, I've forgotten how to drive like a maniac! If I could only find a way to get the ocean to Missouri.

crittergitter · 01-13-2005, 08:00 PM

IDAHO RECEIVES GRADE OF “F+”

armedandsafe · 01-13-2005, 09:57 PM

Washington State got only a D+. A little better than I expected, but still not good enough.

One statement in the press release caught my eye:

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Nationwide, 31 states received grades of "D" or "F" in this year's report card; only six states received an "A." Not surprisingly, most poorly graded states have suffered childand teen firearm death rates that are significantly higher than those that received an "A" rating.

I wonder if that is really true. Of course, "death rate doesn't mean quantity, just number per 100,000. As an example, one death in a town of 15,000 (Moses Lake) is much more significant in terms of rate than 100 deaths in a city of 1million. That statistic still makes me wonder, however. Hmmm. Wish I had time to do the research on each of the states to gather the numbers in a chart.

Pops

Marlin · 01-13-2005, 10:43 PM

Mississippi got an "F", along with Alabama.

Wahoo!!

Shadow62 · 01-14-2005, 12:18 AM

Missouri received a rating of a D-
COOL!!!!

Shadow62

Texas_Shooter · 01-14-2005, 04:06 PM

Only a D- for Texas.....I am so ashamed

Must try....harder...

Pipskicks · 01-14-2005, 04:31 PM

Too bad I'm not a criminal, or else I'd move there in a second!!

(then again my State is worse...

)

TRAP55 · 01-14-2005, 04:34 PM

PIPS, only time I ever had a 4.0, and it's a bad thing.

Pipskicks · 01-14-2005, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TRAP55

PIPS, only time I ever had a 4.0, and it's a bad thing.

HAHA

yeah I don't seem to ever get a straight A, I think teachers just don't like giving them out, they're always giving an A-

What they should show, is the rating compared to how many criminals own guns, I think LA would get a horrible rating

TRAP55 · 01-14-2005, 04:41 PM

Just a thought....Does this mean Calif. is going to have an influx of NJ refugees?

Pipskicks · 01-14-2005, 05:10 PM

Seems like everyone and their mother, who doesn't like guns, wants to move to California....

Salvage33 · 01-14-2005, 06:56 PM

Hmmmm...that makes me wonder!!!

Just followed the link and it said I was not freakin' authorized to view the page! I hope Louisiana got a D or an F!!!!

John

Mr. Blasty · 01-14-2005, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Salvage33

Hmmmm...that makes me wonder!!!

Just followed the link and it said I was not freakin' authorized to view the page! I hope Louisiana got a D or an F!!!!

John

You'll be happy to know that Louisiana received an F.

01-13-2005, 06:01 PM	#1
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Who wants to move to NJ? Gun control advocates give New Jersey high rating for firearms regulation January 12, 2005, 5:07 PM EST TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey has received an A- rating from the nation's top gun control groups for the way it regulates firearms. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Million Mom March said Wednesday that the rating, the same as last year's, is based on the Garden State's regulation of the sale and possession of guns for kids, laws that make adults liable for having loaded weapons around children and requirements that handguns be childproof in the future. New Jersey also requires state-approved safety locks and a permit for every gun sale. Only five other states _ California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland and Massachusetts _ received ratings in the A-range. Thirty-one states were given Ds and Fs. "An A- means New Jersey's leaders understand that sensible gun laws protect families and children," said Bryan Miller, president of Ceasefire New Jersey. "However, still more can be done to protect New Jersey's youth." Gun control advocates want New Jersey to ban rapid-fire ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, rather than the present limit of 15. The state also should limit a person's purchase of handguns to one per month, according to the groups. The National Rifle Association claimed there is no correlation between crime rates and the higher rating from the Brady Campaign. The rating system, the NRA said, is merely a way for gun control groups to reward states that vote for Democratic presidential candidates. "We believe that the Brady Campaign is politically insignificant after significant defeats in the past two presidential elections," said NRA spokeswoman Autumn Fogg. Link __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948 -->

01-13-2005, 06:11 PM	#2
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,253	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? See your states grade here http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/reportcards/2004/ It's pdf soyou have to save it to file then open with acrobat __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel

01-13-2005, 06:24 PM	#3
Mr. Blasty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crapifornia Posts: 40	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? You might as well ask who wants to be castrated? __________________

01-13-2005, 07:17 PM	#4
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Been there. Never want to go back!! Maybe for my 50th anniversary of graduating from Rutgers coming up, but for no other reason. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

01-13-2005, 07:19 PM	#6
njretcop Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,537	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Boy!, I'm glad I don't live in a place like that! __________________ Charlie

01-13-2005, 07:37 PM	#7
HappyNanoq V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lives in the northern Jutland, which is where I grew up. Jutland is a part of Denmark. Posts: 329	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Well, at least they have great Danish beer on stock in NJ. __________________ Now.. don't do anything I've allready done - that would just be plain stoopid. I learned the hard way. Only way to get stoned.??? - Whisky on the rocks.

01-13-2005, 07:47 PM	#9
ibffsteve V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: IN Posts: 190	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Indiana is a "D" up from a "D-" __________________ There is no pleasure in having nothing to do;the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

01-13-2005, 07:48 PM	#10
geezler V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 253	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Ohio and Alabama both got an F....Yeehaw!

01-13-2005, 07:51 PM	#12
TRAP55 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Occupied Territory Of Kalifornia Posts: 1,834	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Blasty, So CA is a 1/2 point better than Jersey? Won't wonders never cease! __________________ Aim small...Miss small www.mausercentral.com/forum

01-13-2005, 07:59 PM	#13
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? I grew up there and still love the place, but I don't think I could ever go back. Too many years in the Midwest, I've forgotten how to drive like a maniac! If I could only find a way to get the ocean to Missouri. __________________ The best things in life, are not things.

01-13-2005, 08:00 PM	#14
crittergitter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Out in the sticks! Posts: 30	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? IDAHO RECEIVES GRADE OF “F+” __________________ If your beliefs aren't based in fact, TRUTH is the first casuality.

01-13-2005, 10:43 PM	#16
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Mississippi got an "F", along with Alabama. Wahoo!! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

01-14-2005, 12:18 AM	#17
Shadow62 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 23	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Missouri received a rating of a D- COOL!!!! Shadow62

01-14-2005, 04:06 PM	#18
Texas_Shooter V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: way out in the boonies Posts: 136	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Only a D- for Texas.....I am so ashamed Must try....harder...

01-14-2005, 04:31 PM	#19
Pipskicks V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 78	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Too bad I'm not a criminal, or else I'd move there in a second!! (then again my State is worse... )

01-14-2005, 04:34 PM	#20
TRAP55 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Occupied Territory Of Kalifornia Posts: 1,834	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? PIPS, only time I ever had a 4.0, and it's a bad thing. __________________ Aim small...Miss small www.mausercentral.com/forum

01-14-2005, 04:41 PM	#22
TRAP55 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Occupied Territory Of Kalifornia Posts: 1,834	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Just a thought....Does this mean Calif. is going to have an influx of NJ refugees? __________________ Aim small...Miss small www.mausercentral.com/forum

01-14-2005, 05:10 PM	#23
Pipskicks V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 78	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Seems like everyone and their mother, who doesn't like guns, wants to move to California....

01-14-2005, 06:56 PM	#24
Salvage33 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Shreveport, LA why leave the USA to visit a 3rd world country? Posts: 475	Re: Who wants to move to NJ? Hmmmm...that makes me wonder!!! Just followed the link and it said I was not freakin' authorized to view the page! I hope Louisiana got a D or an F!!!! John __________________ Living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.