2001 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Gun Control


Angus King: No gun permits for men under restraining orders

For too many of our citizens, day to day life is a living hell of fear of the monstrous violence that takes place behind closed doors. We can pass laws, add judges and DAs-and we will-but this scourge will not pass until we decide once and for all as a people that it is not acceptable, cool, cute, or a symbol of macho power to beat up on women or children. I can’t imagine anything less macho than a grown man hitting a kid. If you think back 20 years, we came to a similar point with driving drunk and we toughened the laws, but we also just plain stopped tolerating it.

And so tonight, let’s start that process of change-first by committing ourselves to enforce the law-in my view, the rule should be zero tolerance-abuse of women and children in Maine will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted. Let’s send this message by preventing someone under a protective order as a result of domestic violence from getting a permit to carry a concealed weapon. This isn’t gun control, it’s common sense.

Source: 2001 State of the State address to the Me. legislature Jan 24, 2001

Jim Gilmore: More gun convictions means less violent crime

In its first full year of operation, Virginia Exile has put 95 violent, gun law violators in prison for at least five years. Those convictions, out of 111 cases, produced an 86% conviction rate. Virginia Exile’s success has attracted wide attention, from other states, major cities, and in Congress, which approved a national Exile law based on our model. Thanks to this new approach to gun violence in Virginia, violent crime is down and our communities are safer.
Source: 2001 State of the State Address to VA General Assembly Jan 10, 2001

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