California is a model of sensible gun laws. Its universal background check system, strong gun dealer regulations, and assault clip ban are just some of the laws that provide a road map to preventing gun violence. Meanwhile, Arizona, Alaska, and Utah do not have a single common sense gun law on their books, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

For the 4th year in a row, the Brady Campaign has released a 100-point scorecard ranking all 50 states on the basis of laws that can prevent gun violence. The report reveals that 31 states have few gun laws or none, while the six states that rank in the top tier, including California, which earned 80 points, have strong and effective gun laws.

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Legal Community Against Violence's publication, "Regulating Guns in America" and the LCAV.org website served as a basis for this analysis.

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The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.

We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

We offer expert advice on legislative strategy and share best practices from other states. We produce and disseminate our annual Brady State Scorecard that rates each state on the strength of its gun laws. Please click on the state map above to find out your state laws.

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