This is the first ad from the Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund, focusing on the effectiveness of the fingerprint licensing provision in Maryland's Firearms Safety Act, which was signed into law by Gov. O'Malley on May 16, 2013. In the five states where fingerprint licensing is currently required for handgun purchases, gun death rates are among the lowest in the nation. According to experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, cities in states with handgun purchaser licensing laws have much lower rates of within-state illegal gun trafficking than those without licensing.
The states that require fingerprints to buy a handgun:
ReplyDeleteMaryland, Connecticut, Hawai'i, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. Let's check the ranking for the states that have had this law for a while:
Hawai'i: 50th in number of murders
Massachusetts: 36th
Connecticut: 30th
New York: 26th
New Jersey: 24th
That's hardly concentrated in the best ten states. West Virginia has the same number as New Jersey, and Virginia is better than New York. Of the ten states at the lowest end of murders, only Hawai'i requires fingerprints for buying a handgun.
Gun control freaks, if you're going to manipulate data, it's best to pick some that aren't easily available.
Greg, who's manipulating data, or I should say the interpretation of data. NY and NJ are right in the middle. The others are in the better half, including the best state of all for least murders. To me, that sounds like a winner.
DeleteMikeb, this is why you are infuriating. You think you understand what data mean and make bullshit comments about them, then attack me as giving a false impression. How many times do so many of us on my side have to show you that there is no correlation between gun laws and homicide rates before the idea will sink in?
DeleteIf the armor that protects your mind from logic could be made into a commercially viable product, Kevlar would be obsolete.
Yeah, I feel for ya, Greg. There must be at least a dozen of you guys who keep telling me things that I don't find convincing.
DeleteBut why is it that you refuse to follow logic and evidence? What made you decide what position you'd believe without any regard to whether it made sense or not?
DeleteThis is an interesting development, now instead of ads trying to sell legislation before its passed, we seem to have ads explaining why it was passed. Something to provide support for politicians who voted in favor? Mike, could you share where this ad was aired if you know?
ReplyDeleteLets not forget that the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research is run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Laci posted it but I figured it was aired in Maryland.
Delete"Nucla, Colo. Passes Ordinance Making Gun Ownership Mandatory"
ReplyDeleteWant to talk unconstitutional?
Call it ceremonial armament. Kind of like ceremonial deism.
DeleteThe Supreme Court said that it was ok for the Government to mandate that individuals buy products--just playin by your rules knucklehead
DeleteHow cheeky these gun nuts are about life and death
DeleteCheeky implies that we're getting uppity about questioning our betters--that's a typical attitude of gun control freaks. It's such a shame for your kind that we live in a nation with the prinicple of equality under the law.
DeleteGo soak your head Anon
DeleteCheeky implies you care less about innocent death as long as you have your guns. You dismiss death of children so easily. Go soak your ego.
DeleteAnonymous, feel free to show me where I have stated that I don't care about innocents.
Delete"gun deaths" are among the lowest, but not murder rates. I would also guess that their gun deaths didn't change after enacting licensing. Their "gun deaths" have always been low because their gun ownership was low, which also explains how their got licensing passed.
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