states moving in the right direction?

[mr_dove]

I've seen several posts about which states have good gun rights. This usually comes from people looking to move to a new state. There are a number of gun-friendly states but some of these gun-friendy states are moving downhill as far as gun rights go.

I currently live in Colorado which is pretty gun friendly but it seems that we're getting overtaken by liberals and anti's in many parts of Colorado. I could potentially see some gun rights being lost in Colorado as more liberals more here from other states.

Washington and Oregon are two states where I'd like to live but they also seem to be heavily populated by liberals which means that there could be the potential to lose rights in the future.

I'm curious to have a discussion related to "pro gun states".

1. Which Pro Gun states are likely to maintain or increase their level of freedom in the future?

2. Which Pro Gun states are likely to lose freedoms in the near future?


It just seems like some states' gun rights are hanging by a thread as they are increasingly populated by urbanites and antis.

 

[Eric F]

Here in Va we remain fairly neutral. We are very gun friendly but our General assembly despite having plenty of Dem's and other sorts of liberals seems to keep semi pro-gun. I see no loosing freedoms but I dont see more being given either.

 

[Armueller2001]

Here in IL, we're pretty as low as it goes, so I don't think we can lose any more freedoms. There is no CCW, no open carry, no class III allowed, and Chicago and a few suburbs have handgun, high capacity magazine, and assault weapon bans.

 

[jakemccoy]

I was thinking about moving from California to Colorado. Would that be like moving from the pot into the frying pan?

 

[Pilot]

I think Colorado will remain gun friendly even though there are a lot of libs in Denver and Boulder. The rest of the state is very gun friendly.

 

[Walkalong]

In Bama we are in pretty good shape, and should continue to be, but they won't let us have a SBR. Silly as S***.

 

[#shooter]

Here in IL, we're pretty as low as it goes, so I don't think we can lose any more freedoms. There is no CCW, no open carry, no class III allowed, and Chicago and a few suburbs have handgun, high capacity magazine, and assault weapon bans.

Then the opportunity of getting less restictions in the future is good then right!

 

[freakshow10mm]

Michigan is OK. CCW, open carry, machine guns and AOWs are legal, I just wish suppressors and SBR/SBS were too. Purchase permit for handguns if you don't have a CPL. The permit is basically a receipt from the cops that you passed the BG check.

In my home state, Wisconsin, they are pretty gun friendly except Madison/Milwaukee. Open carry (on foot), all NFA weapons are welcome. The only things that suck is no CCW and a 48hr waiting period for handguns.

 

[Picard]

#shooter, I agree with you. There are some interesting things going on with trying to get concealed carry in the state. I wouldn't think that all hope was lost just yet.

 

[AirForceShooter]

More freedoms- Florida
Fewer freedoms- North Carolina

AFS

 

[Janitor]

Once again - let's not confuse the terms 'liberal' and 'anti'. I live in what is arguably one of the most liberal states in the union. And here in the People's Republic of Minnesota, about the only thing we're not allowed to have is a noise suppressor. Pretty much everything else that's legal at a federal level is legal here.

This is a pretty gun friendly place overall. Though it was a tough haul for the activists (who btw, have a LOT of liberals among their ranks) to get CCW laws passed in the first place, they don't really seem in danger. At least not until Obama is elected.

Now, if we could just get suppressors legalized, and do away with the need for a permit to CCW, it'd be great. Right now, I'd only give MN a 7 out of 10.

 

[RioShooter]

Texas celebrated its 10 year anniversary of CC last year. A "castle doctrine" law also took effect this year. During the next legislative session, OC is going to be proposed. In Houston, the DA who ignored the "carry while traveling" statute has been removed from office.

I haven't heard any news of going backwards.

 

[velobard]

And here in the People's Republic of Minnesota, about the only thing we're not allowed to have is a noise suppressor.

Hang in there. Missouri just managed to get legal suppressors. I don't have all that much information on how they pulled it off, but I know one of the main tactics was to attach it to another bill as quietly as possible, with only a handful of people involved who all agreed to keep their lips zipped until it was a done deal.

 

[230RN]

Once again - let's not confuse the terms 'liberal' and 'anti'.

Thank you, Janitor, for pointing that out. I was going to, myself.

Colorado is a "targeted" state by a certain political party, and within the last two years the legislature has flipped over so that this party is now in the majority.

I suppose that happens with a lot of states where folks from areas like CA are moving in, but I think their intent is to gradually eliminate as many gun rights as possible over the next decade. They've already started with the business of not recognizing NON-RESIDENT permits from other states.

Their plan seems to be to keep hitting us with things that "nobody" can object to, that sound as if they are for the "health, benefit and welfare" of the people of the state, but their idea of what is in fact for the "health, beniefit, and welfare of the people" seems to differ substantially from mine in the area of firearms legislation.

In all, though, it has to be admitted that the present minority party has ignored social problems to the benefit of business for the last fifteen years at least, and it is about time that some of these social issues be addressed by the present majority party.

I see it also as a result of the increasing overbalance of voting power in the urban areas.

Just my take on the present situation in Colorado. Debate if you will, but that's my take.

 

[RioShooter]

I forgot to mention these Texas provisions:

Handgun ownership: unrestricted, no permit or license required

Rifle and Shotgun ownership: unrestricted, no permit or license required

Semi-automatic "assault weapon" ownership: unrestricted, no permit or license required

Machine Gun Ownership: no state restrictions, compliance with federal law only

Firearm law uniformity: preemption statute, firearm laws uniform throughout state

The Brady Campaign gave Texas a rating of 9/100. A 2 or 3 would be better, but Texas is a good place to own guns.

 

[Vaarok]

New York is holding steady in a plateau of suck. That said, the introduction of new fun things like VZ-58s and other guns that circumvent our State AWB, as well as the sunset of the federal AWB means we can import lots of preban or ban-circumventing goodies at reasonable cost. Hell, I just bought a Calico.

If Heller goes through right, we might even try knocking down the Pistol Permit process.