I'm Proud to be an Alaskan Mr & Mrs Brady

[Dand]

Could Brady be trying to run a smoke screen distraction while the BAFTE's border screw-up hits the mainstream media?  I even heard pretty extensive coverage of the "Fast & Furious" debacle on NPR today.

IN Anchorage Daily News:

Group calls Alaska 'do nothing' state in preventing gun violence
Published: May 5th, 2011 11:56 AM
Last Modified: May 5th, 2011 11:58 AM
Some Alaskans will call this a victory -- gun fans in Arizona already are: Alaska has tied with Utah and Arizona for worst score in the annual state rankings on gun laws by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "Arizona, Alaska and Utah do not have a single common sense gun law on their books," the group said in a press release Wednesday. All three states scored 0 on a 100-point scorecard for laws aimed at preventing gun violence. "Alaska has weak gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market and allow the sale of guns without background checks," the Brady Campaign says.  See how Alaska scored -- er, didn't score -- in a long list of potential gun-control measures on which states were rated. California scored highest with 80 points out of a possible 100.


Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/05/05/1846874/group-puts-alaska-among-do-nothing.html#ixzz1LZ17TEJx

There are some very good comments posted after this article.

See also:

Gun control group targets gun shop in 2006 Juneau murder
http://community.adn.com/?q=adn/node/156900


Brady Campaign: Alaska, a 'do nothing' gun violence state
Alaska Dispatch | May 05, 2011
Well, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has issued its 2010 state scorecards, and Alaska finds itself tied with Arizona and Utah for having the "least sensible" gun laws in the nation. Out of 100 points possible, the three states earned zeroes. Alaska almost got two points for not forcing colleges to allow guns on campus, but those two points got taken away because the state does not require a permitting process to carry a concealed firearm (a statute known as "Alaska carry," or, in an Iowa Legislature hot-mic episode, the "give-a-handgun-to-a-schizophrenic" law. Read the Brady Campaign's national press release, here, and read the full scorecard, here (via .pdf). And by the way, a Houston Press blog entry on the rankings cheekily laments that Texas's score turned out so "namby-pamby liberal."
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/section/alaska-beat#alaska-beat-67171

[powderman]

HEH. Liberal pantywetters in action. They are too ignorant and blind to check crime rates between AK and kali. With kalis many laws I reckon crime there is about non existent. Dems, go figger. POWDERMAN. 

[Pat/Rick]

Pm, their message needs to be put across on their terms, with nobody questioning it. Just believe........just believe............watch the steaming cow patty.................you're getting sleepy.......... sleepy................. 

[The Hermit]

Ha ha ha , Pat/Rick. Good one!!   

  The Hermit

[Not the 10th Man]

Aww darn I love it when the Brady Campaign crunches their numbers.  It's an annual internet event that's kinda like the Darwin Awards...I just can't wait!

Congrats to Arizona and Texas for joining us Alaskans in the winners circle!

[Doublebass73]

Isn't it funny how the states with the highest Brady scores also have the highest violent crime rates i.e. California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts. Those "common sense" gun laws are only common sense if your occupation is a criminal.

Here is how the Brady Bunch scores the  New England states:
Vermont - 6 out of 100
New Hampshire - 6 out of 100
Maine - 9 out of 100
Rhode Island - 44 out of 100
Connecticut - 58 out of 100
Massachusetts - 65 out of 100

It is no coincidence that the 3 low Brady scoring northern New England states enjoy a much lower violent crime rate then the 3 high Brady scoring southern New England states. So much for "common sense" gun laws. I'm proud to live in New Hampshire, a state with a Brady score of 6 out of 100