A group that advocates for gun control has given Colorado a “C-plus” grade in 2019 for its passage of an extreme risk protection order law, and found that Colorado’s death rate due to gun violence is slightly above the national average. Last year, the state received a “C.”

“For decades, state lawmakers have an established track record of following the NRA’s orders. But this era is over as state leaders are now charting a different course, passing hundreds of laws that have brought countless communities increased peace and safety,” said Robyn Thomas, executive director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

The center ranks states by whether, in its determination, they have “strong gun laws” or “laws that make their residents less safe.”

It then compares those scores to death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2017, the center became part of the organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who survived an assassination attempt in 2011. She has gone on to advocate for gun control measures.

In Colorado, the center found that someone dies by gun approximately every 12 hours, with three-quarters of deaths being suicides. Black and Latino men comprise 13% of the state’s population, but are nearly half of shooting victims.

While the state has a ban on high-capacity magazines, mandates for background checks, and the ability to serve extreme risk protection orders on people who are a danger to themselves and others, the report found many more gun control policies that Colorado has not implemented. These include a waiting period, reporting of lost and stolen weapons, and firearm registration.

In the scorecard, the center found that states with the fewest gun control measures tended to have the highest rate of firearm deaths. California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland received grades of “A” or “A-minus”. While Illinois also earned an “A-minus,” the report pointed out that its death rate is near the national average because of guns trafficked in from Indiana and other more permissive states.