Moving to gun friendlier states

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Mostly by chance, I've only lived in gun friendly states.
Believe it or not, Utah has a growing economy, reasonable cost of living, and is a spectacular place to live for hunting, fishing, shooting, and almost any other outdoor activity you can imagine. Between cycling and flyfishing I've got something going on almost every day I'm off from work.
I actually emptied my seabag this time. We might stick around for awhile.
 
Arizona - every type of climate in the nation. Our gun laws are as follows....
No licensing
No registration
Shall issue CCW permit, with about a 2 week turnaround
No waiting period, except the Fed mandated 15 min background check
Open carry legal, and usually unremarked.
No local AWB
No magazine restrictions
No FOID required
No "letter" for handgun purchase
No ammo restrictions
Pima County building a brand new public range
Maricopa County names Ben Avery Shooting range a "jewel" of AZ.
Wide open country - about 6 million if the whole state.
Need a job? Have a clean background?
http://www.adcprisoninfo.az.gov/HRD/hrdjobs.htm
 
Virginia is good for jobs in Northern Virginia, and generally very good on support for restoration of our 2nd Amentment rights.

The only problem you'll have on open carry, for example, is in the far-left socialist enclaves such as Alexandria.
 
I was going to suggest that if you didn't want to have to move very far Indiana was about as good as you can get. Also I think Kentucky is pretty good, and Tennessee, and Missouri and Minnesota and Michigan are a lot better than Illinois, yet close (depending on where in the state you are). I think of northwestern Indiana and even extreme southwest michigan and being practically chicago burbs.
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I have one handgun now. By the time I save enough money to move(if I decied to) to another state I'll probley have at least three handguns and maybe a few longarms. If I moved to MO will I need to get purchase permites for ALL the handguns that I bring into the state with me? Will I need to have "safety inspections" done on my handgun(s) if I move to Michigan?

If I move from one state to another what do I need to do to make sure any firearms I own are or the prosession of is "legal"? I hate to get busted because I don't have any "permits to purchase" or didn't have a "safety inspection" done for any gun I brought into the state I move to.

-Bill
 
Ohio's CCW laws are a little flawed right now. Just make sure if you go in for CCW that you don't apply in a county where the local newspaper has a thing against concealed carry.

But open carry is legal, at least.
 
I have one handgun now. By the time I save enough money to move(if I decied to) to another state I'll probley have at least three handguns and maybe a few longarms. If I moved to MO will I need to get purchase permites for ALL the handguns that I bring into the state with me? Will I need to have "safety inspections" done on my handgun(s) if I move to Michigan?
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I don't know about Missouri, but yes I believe you'll have to register (err safety inspection) - your pistols in Michigan. Now if you don't mind registering anyway (I do), this process isn't overly onerous by typical bureurocratic standards, or wasn't for me in Muskegon county in the early 90's. I've heard horror stories about wayne county though. When I moved from there in '94 I considered them an anti-gun state (although still better than Illinois), I've since moved them into the neutral category since they've passed CCW.
 
I live next door to Missouri. I will defer to any Missourians on their laws, but I think you don't have to register handguns, just get the sheriff's permission to transfer them or buy them. We don't have any such foolishness in Oklahoma, so I don't know the rules in detail.
 
The problem is not the states, but the big cities against the rest of the country.
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Another problem, I move to a gun freindlyer state but the city or county I move to is WORSE then what I came from. Like Denver CO for example.

-Bill
 
I'm gonna vote for Arizona!

I just arrived home from my Arizona trip and what a difference! BTW, I live in California, so I'm sure you can imagine my excitement when I was there.

I wouldn't even think carrying a pistol was legal before I found this site, much less carrying open. Boy was it a different feeling packing heat. I saw my Colt Government in a whole new light.

No trouble at all from the Arizona PD or the AZ residents. I'm impressed.

I'll do a write-up of my Arizona experience in the morning. I need some sleep from the drive home. :D
 
Sounds like AZ is just VA with no trees...

I made the mistake of going to AZ on vacation two months ago. Now I can't get it out of my mind. I grew up in NC and lived in LA and VA, so I'm used to forests, but the AZ desert is gorgeous. I gotta find a way to move there one day...
 
I made the mistake of going to AZ on vacation two months ago. Now I can't get it out of my mind. I grew up in NC and lived in LA and VA, so I'm used to forests, but the AZ desert is gorgeous. I gotta find a way to move there one day...
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My dream is not only move to a better state, but also live in semi-area and have enough land to shoot in my back yard... Of course I don't know how I can afford all this...

-Bill
 
Of course I don't know how I can afford all this...
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Rural land might be a lot less expensive than you think, Bill. Just for example, I bought ten acres in rural east Texas 7 years ago for 8,000 (total). A single 1/4 acre lot in Dallas could easily have cost me that or several factors more. It's my understanding that in arid/desert regions of the country land can be even much cheaper than that.
 
New Hampshire- Shall issue state since at least the 50's (possibly earlier), instant state check on pistols, instant federal check on long guns, no registration/permission to buy, etc. Plus, really good range protection laws.

State motto: "Live Free or Die".
 
Rural land might be a lot less expensive than you think, Bill. Just for example, I bought ten acres in rural east Texas 7 years ago for 8,000 (total). A single 1/4 acre lot in Dallas could easily have cost me that or several factors more. It's my understanding that in arid/desert regions of the country land can be even much cheaper than that.
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How much land would I need for my own shooting needs? However I think Texas is too hot for me. If possable I also want a state with no income tax and low property taxes. Now I wouldn't mind living in a moble home if I owned the land under it.

-Bill
 
Check out south central Kentucky, ie. Bowling Green. Lots of middle income jobs in the automotive fields, and other manufacturing fields. Western Kentucky University there and large technical college (state run). Housing going up, but lots of building too. 3 bed 2 bath with 2 car garage on 1/4 to 1/3 or so acre lots in the $125K range new if I remember correctly. Good schools. Generally conservative. And only 80 miles from Whittaker's Gunshop (whittakerguns.com) with 3800 guns in stock year round (no kidding). Shall issue carry law. No waiting periods (except maybe in the bigger cities). No state firearms owner card. Large gun club. Outlying counties still have affordable acreage. Check out the local newspaper for the classifieds (bgdailynews.com).
 
Check out south central Kentucky, ie. Bowling Green.
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I wouldn't mind moving to Kentucky. However I did read somewhere that it's illegal in Kentucky to carry a concelled gun even in your place of living or your own property. I can do that even in this pinko wanna state of IL, in fact I can even have a loaded firearm in my hotel/motel room in this state. Can someone enlighten me on Kentucky's laws on this?

I'm sorry but irregardless of what the laws say I'm going to either have a gun on me or within reach in my home. I know too many people who have been though a home invasion.

-Bill
 
Don't know where you heard that rubbish about not being able to conceal a weapon in your home in KY!

I was born in Springfield, IL and lived 28 years in Decatur. Over 14 years ago we moved to western KY and I don't regret the move. Would not move back!

Wonderful outdoor recreation. Great CCDW laws and better ones on the horizon. Kind of tough to get used to the SEC, coming from Big Ten country, but you'll eventually get used to it!

Find you a little place out in the county and enjoy life, and shooting!
 
How much land would I need for my own shooting needs? However I think Texas is too hot for me. If possable I also want a state with no income tax and low property taxes. Now I wouldn't mind living in a moble home if I owned the land under it
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It all depends on what sort of shooting you do, what sort of area surrounds you, your neighbors and a million other factors.

The way my property is set up (IE I don't have neighbors who mind, nor have to worry about richochets) my back yard is plenty for the pistol shooting I do.

The bare minimum that you need is the distance between point A where you shoot and point B where your targets are, an ample backstop, and a location where it's legal and you aren't going to be harrassed. If you're on a budget I'd suggest looking for property that is long and narrow, and backs onto a state forest or a completely undeveloped area, or that has a steep hill or ravine in it.
 
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