hitman Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 We all hear the horror stories about NYC but the state of NY seems to have a very large trap shooting population. This got me to thinking, in reality what is the most pro gun state and the most anit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Florida is pretty dang good. Not sure about the "Best". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledge Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Maine is friendly, (at the moment) but I'd wager that Vermont is probably higher on the list, due to the fact that the concealed carry laws there are fantastic. Edited to add: http://www.stategunlaws.org/ Edited June 1, 2007 by Ledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toowide Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Texas is a pretty good place to be a gun owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian guy Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Unless you just have to have a short barreled rifle, Alabama is a pretty good place to own guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Florida, Texas, Arizona .... noticing any kind of a trend?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Texas is a pretty good place to be a gun owner. Well... When I bought a SAM the other day they did ask to see my ID..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Texas is a pretty good place to be a gun owner. Well... When I bought a SAM the other day they did ask to see my ID..... It might have been because I paid with a check though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 tennessee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Florida, Texas, Arizona .... noticing any kind of a trend?? Uh..... I know! I know! They're hot and have lots of illegal immigrants undocumented workers? I don't know which is best. Kentucky is an open carry state. We have a concealed carry permit. We recognize all other states concealed carry permits whether they recognize ours or not. And one is not required to run away from goblins in the vain hope no one gets hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Virginia is getting better, Shall issue, open carry, can carry on school grounds as long as you dont get out of your car, which could be improved. Constitutional right to hunt, and by court verdict that translated into right to practice. But you do have to run away if you can. and cant use force to protect property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Arizona. What can't you shoot, own, carry (concealed or open) there? You can shoot 300+ days out of the year and there's like 3-5 matches per week! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 This came up in converstation recently. It is strange that some restrictive places are still nice places to be shooting and it has to do with population density. Take for example New Jersey. Stupid laws abound around here, BUT with a very high population density we have a lot of shooters ready to have a match every weekend. That translates to being impossible to shoot all the matches around simply because there are that many USPSA,IDPA,steel,cowboy matches that they overlap time slots at different clubs. That doesn't even count in the shotgun sports, rifle, etc which often overlap with the action type shoots at the same club using different parts of the range. At the same time I hear from people who live in "good" states who have trouble finding matches within driving distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Mink Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Arkansas: CCW, NFA, hunting, and this defense still works: "He needed killin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Vlad, The original question was which is the best PRO-GUN state. I'll agree that there are many matches to shoot around here, but NJ is no where close to being the best pro-gun state. Actually, it's close to being the best ANTI-GUN state. PA is not too bad. Edited June 1, 2007 by racerba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 in the "GUNSHINE STATE" of FL, they extended the "castle doctrine" (no retreat required) to your car, instantly exporting our car jacking business back to California, and included your right to carry in "ANY PLACE YOU HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO BE". It was great, the libs did this little break dance, like Curly jacked up on Mountain Dew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Indiana - we issue lifetime carry licenses. SBRs, cans and Class III are all okay here, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Vlad,The original question was which is the best PRO-GUN state. I'll agree that there are many matches to shoot around here, but NJ is no where close to being the best pro-gun state. Actually, it's close to being the best ANTI-GUN state. PA is not too bad. Oh I agree, I was just drifting slightly by adding the availability of matches to the discussion. By no means am I recommending to anyone to move to NJ, I'm just suggesting to that competitive shooters should look for both good laws AND an appropriate population density, which sometimes conflicts with other requierments (ie: housing pricing, etc). I'm sorta going through this process myself and I know it isn't easy. I picked up a map and started crossing out states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I have a big ATF publication around here. It's a few years old, but it has every state's gun laws in it. Vermont has a bit more text than Wyoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Montana's not bad - shall issue - open carry outside city limits - no retreat - loaded rifle in the back window of the pickup - loaded pistol on the front seat or glovebox - gun in woman's purse is not concealed carry. However they might look strangely at a guy carrying a purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampleworks Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I don't think we could really narry down any specific state to "the best". Should add Kentucky to the mix: -Loaded gun in glovebox without a license -Gunbuster signs on places not mandated specifically by law mean nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Idaho....full auto baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 best is probably Florida or Arizona...worst is probably Washington DC and NYC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbine Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 West Virginia is not bad. The only problem that I see is no non-resident ccw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampleworks Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 The way I look at it, any place with statewide pre-emption is A-OKAY in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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