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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Nebraska Gun Laws Hammered By Brady Campaign February 04, 2009 Nebraska received low marks in a recent nationwide evaluation of state gun laws, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said Wednesday. Nebraska received just 10 points out of a possible 100. “Nebraska has weak gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market, allow the sale of guns without background checks and put children at risk,” the campaign said. "In the year following the Westroads Mall shooting - the worst mass shooting in Nebraska history - the state's elected officials have done nothing to improve the state's standing when it comes to common sense gun laws,” said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign. “They continue to make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons.” The state's complete scorecard results can be accessed here. The categories covered by the Nebraska 2008 scorecard are as follows: States can earn up to 35 points by taking all measures needed to "Curb Firearm Trafficking." States can fully regulate the gun dealers within their borders, limit bulk purchases of handguns, provide police certain technology to identify crime guns, and require lost or stolen guns to be reported to the police. Nebraska scored zero points in this category. States can earn up to 25 points by "Strengthening Brady Background Checks." This involves requiring background checks on all gun sales and requiring a permit in order to purchase firearms. Short of universal background checks, states can also close the gun show loophole, at least requiring background checks for all gun show sales. Nebraska scored zero points in this category. States can earn up to 20 points by "Protecting Child Safety" when it comes to guns. States can require that only childproof handguns be sold within their borders, require child safety locks to be sold with each handgun, hold adults accountable for keeping guns away from kids and teens, and require handgun purchasers to be at least 21 years of age. Nebraska scored only two points in this category. States can earn up to 10 points by "Banning Military-style Assault Weapons," as well as banning high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nebraska scored zero points in this category. States can earn up to 10 points by making it harder to carry "Guns In Public Places" (except for trained law enforcement and security) and by allowing localities to "Preserve Local Control" over municipal gun laws. This includes keeping guns out of workplaces and college campuses, not forcing law enforcement to issue concealed handgun permits on demand, not permitting "shoot first" expansions in self-defense laws, and not preventing municipalities from passing their own gun laws. Nebraska scored eight points in this category. Brady Campaign officials acknowledge the research of Legal Community Against Violence on state gun laws. Their publication, "Regulating Guns in America," and website served as a basis for our analysis. For more information about Legal Community Against Violence, click here.
Poster Comment: Effing gun grabbing SOBs piss me off. Hang tough Nebraska ! ;-)
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#2. To: Rotara, psusa.christine (#0)
It's time the gang rape of Lady Liberty stopped. We would be better off if someone would tear Brady's dick out of Lady Liberty for 10 seconds..long enough to string him up and hang him. /rant
Every day in AmeriKa is another day closer to the "(no)knock".
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