Poll: The Continental 49. Which State Is the Most Gun Friendly?

The Continental 49. Which State Is the Most Gun Friendly?


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No Open Carry in the Sunshine State, other than home, camping, hunting and fishing.

Also a LONG laundry list of OL locales. Florida has a lotta work to do to catch up to the top dogs.

Only 5 of the 50 disallow OC.
For many of us OC isn't a consideration as I wouldn't even if allowed. And what is this long list of OL?
 
"Which State Is the Most Gun Friendly?"

What are your criteria?
I re-posted my criteria as stated in #31 , but re-ordered them according to importance.

Wisconsin deserves mention ...
No waiting period for gun sales thru ffl ,
Prompt processing of concealed carry permits ,
FTF sales legal .
Open carry legal.

Addendum - I might consider moving the ftf sales up a bit in the list , while acknowledging that it brings with it a significant responsibility.
 
For me, open carry is THE consideration.
Virginia has permitless open carry, and this wasn't even really targeted by the antigunners in the last legislative session. (They were after bigger fish.)

Nevertheless, you don't actually see open carry in populated areas, unless by some idiots trying to "make a statement." Given the antigun public sentiment here in Northern Virginia, such confrontational visibility is a good way to lose what rights we have.

Open carry is really marginal when it comes to gun rights as a whole. Possession -- of all the categories of weapons -- is what we should be worried about.
 
Virginia has permitless open carry, and this wasn't even really targeted by the antigunners in the last legislative session. (They were after bigger fish.)

Nevertheless, you don't actually see open carry in populated areas, unless by some idiots trying to "make a statement." Given the antigun public sentiment here in Northern Virginia, such confrontational visibility is a good way to lose what rights we have.

Open carry is really marginal when it comes to gun rights as a whole. Possession -- of all the categories of weapons -- is what we should be worried about.

What I see as much as anti-gun sentiment by so called "antigunners" is forms of anti-gun sentiment by folks who claim they are pro 2nd Amendment. Calling fellow gun owners "idiots" and chastising them because of how they display responsible gun ownership does more harm to us that any so called "confrontational viability":confused:. Since when do we need to be afraid to show folks we own a firearm? Since when does owning a firearm and carrying it responsibly make one a criminal or a subject of suspicion? Does Elmer Fudd have a brother? Apparently. Your own statement about the anti's ignoring open carry legislation recently speaks volume as to how they feel about it. Friendly is generally the opposite of fearful. Cops no longer to respond to complaints of folks open carrying. Feel how you want about how tactical it is or is not for SD, the general public is not that scared anymore of folks that open carry. The pictures of the Kenosha shooter freely walking side by side with police personal and alone thru the crowds is evidence of such. Possession is not what I worry about, because broad confiscation would be the only threat to that. What I worry about is the future of being able to buy more guns and ammo, easily and readily.
 
Insulting each other on open carry is off topic. Close to a close, folks. BTW, I haven't seen a quality survey on views of OC of handguns or long guns, so speculating on how folks in a mess like Kenosha act isn't data.

So no more discussion of OC pro or con.
 
I am surprised that no Kansas folks have posted about the good life there gun wise and living wise.

The Jayhawk State has a lot to offer. If I have to move one more time, the open land of western KS will be the final destination.
 
For me, open carry is THE consideration.
Why is that? When I carry for SD, the last thing I want to do is alert any potential criminals that I have a gun. When I am hunting/fishing/camping, that is another matter and not a concern here in FL.
Not only can we carry in places that serve alcohol, we can have some if we so choose. Many states do not allow carry in banks/financial locations, just fine in FL. Not saying FL is THE best, but it most assuredly belongs on the list.
 
I re-posted my criteria as stated in #31 , but re-ordered them according to importance.

Wisconsin deserves mention ...
No waiting period for gun sales thru ffl ,
Prompt processing of concealed carry permits ,
FTF sales legal .
Open carry legal.

Those are objectively determinable and fact based.

Why use an opinion poll?
 

Wow...I know quite a few people in Ohio and can't think of any that don't own guns. Yet we're #4 in lowest percentage of gun ownership if I read that correctly.

G&A does an annual list of ranking states for gun friendliness. I don't remember who was #1, but based on their assessment, there weren't any coastal states or island states in the top 10 (IIRC)

I'm thinking Ohio is probably in the middle somewhere, but the laws here work just fine for me.
 
Why is that? When I carry for SD, the last thing I want to do is alert any potential criminals that I have a gun. When I am hunting/fishing/camping, that is another matter and not a concern here in FL.
Not only can we carry in places that serve alcohol, we can have some if we so choose. Many states do not allow carry in banks/financial locations, just fine in FL. Not saying FL is THE best, but it most assuredly belongs on the list.

The moderator has made it clear that open carry discussion is not allowed... which basically makes this whole poll and discussion pointless.
 
Texas has no income tax. 25 years ago Texas legislators realized that there was money to be made by offering a concealed carry license for handguns.

The non refundable cost of the license was $100 or thereabouts. Then there was the mandatory 8 hour class instruction and firearm qualification fee which was usually $50 to $100. Instructor license fees and separate fees for fingerprints and photographs. You were in over $200 before you lined up on the firing line.

And then there were the asinine sub statutes that came with the new law such as If you qualified with a revolver you could only carry a revolver but if you qualified with an auto loader you could carry either. You could have your license revoked if the outline of your concealed firearm, AKA printing, was detectable under your clothing. You could either get a four year license or a two year license but you wouldn’t know which until it was issued to you.

Slowly but surely Texas began revising the draconian laws and costs. Now OC is allowed with permit. Carry on college campuses is allowed. You do not need a license to have a firearm in your vehicle as long as it is concealed. There are reduced or no cost license fees for senior citizens, veterans, retired LEO’s and others. I believe the cost of the license now is less than $100 but you still have to pay for the required class and fingerprints. The state now uses your drivers license or state identification card photograph so no separate cost for that.

There is a small list of places where you can’t carry such as hospitals and establishments that receive the majority of their revenue from open container liquor sales (bars, nightclubs) and any business can refuse service to anyone that has a License To Carry as long as the notice is properly posted on or near the front entrance.

Hoping for constitutional carry before the current governor leaves office.
 
Why is that? When I carry for SD, the last thing I want to do is alert any potential criminals that I have a gun. When I am hunting/fishing/camping, that is another matter and not a concern here in FL.
Not only can we carry in places that serve alcohol, we can have some if we so choose. Many states do not allow carry in banks/financial locations, just fine in FL. Not saying FL is THE best, but it most assuredly belongs on the list.

Only 1 state disallows bank carry totally. Nebraska. Next time Florida is on my list to save your BP, George!:D
 
When I bought a house in Washington near the Idaho border 6 years ago, WA was about equal to Idaho for gun laws. Within a few months of purchasing my home, WA started passing gun control laws, while Idaho started passing less restrictive laws regarding open carry and CCW.

Get the wrong governor and attorney general and you will see a state go from on the fence, to trying to emulate California in short order.
 
They based their rankings based on the following criteria (I think gun ownership by itself is too narrow in scope without also rating the existing laws of the states. However, I'm not so sure about firearms jobs or how much weight they give that aspect)
  • Number of firearm jobs
  • Average Wage of firearm jobs
  • Guns per Capita
  • Gun laws/restrictions
These criteria skew the rankings to the point where they are nonsensical. Iowa [!] is as gun-unfriendly as New Jersey? You can't be serious!

By these standards, a traditional gun-making state like Connecticut or Massachusetts would be rated gun-friendly even though it had many gun restrictions and few actual gun owners.
 
Our legislators approved a state gun a few years back. I’d say that’s pretty pro gun.
 
Yeah, the firearms jobs and firearms jobs wages are definitely NOT a good indicator of much of anything. And that survey put Illinois at #23, right in the middle.... Illinois is most definitely one of the WORST states for gunowners.
 
There are several states that would be pretty much equal as to gun-friendliness. Trying to say "Arizona is better than Idaho!", or "Wyoming is better than Kentucky", or whatever, is angels dancing on pin heads.

Saying "Idaho is better than Illinois!", or "Kentucky is better than Massachusetts!", well, we already pretty much know that!
 
I see Arizona has the most votes, but I suspect that state may not remain so gun-friendly. A lot of people fleeing California are moving to Arizona and they're taking their California ideas with them.
 
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