JohnBiltz
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Live in Phoenix which is number 5 in population 1.5 million and a 4.3 million in the area. Its pretty spread out though compared to eastern cities.
Any city slickers here..
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The Lone Haranguer
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I like medium-size (~50-100,000 population) cities. Large enough to have shopping (like gun shops!
) and services nearby, not so big as to feel overly crowded and have traffic jams, smog, etc. The biggest city I've lived in was Phoenix, AZ.
) and services nearby, not so big as to feel overly crowded and have traffic jams, smog, etc. The biggest city I've lived in was Phoenix, AZ.
JTHunter
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Went from a coal mining town in Southern Illinois of about 7500 to an Illinois suburb of St. Louis of about 40,000 (in the mid 60's). Now, four towns with little greenspace between them, make up about 250,000.
Wish I was back in that coal town.
Wish I was back in that coal town.
Ignition Override
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From '83 until '06 lived in Memphis, mostly a few miles from midtown.
During all those years, other than on the evening news or in the "C.A." rag newspaper, I never really heard anybody discuss shooting, except for when committing a crime.
The fever only infected me in '07 after we moved to the literal outer edge of the suburban area.
There is nothing as interesting as visiting decent gun shows (outside this area).
During all those years, other than on the evening news or in the "C.A." rag newspaper, I never really heard anybody discuss shooting, except for when committing a crime.
The fever only infected me in '07 after we moved to the literal outer edge of the suburban area.
There is nothing as interesting as visiting decent gun shows (outside this area).
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willymc
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Suburb of L.A. here.
DammitBoy
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I grew up in Los Angeles and Washington DC
Which is why I live in a town with a population of 20k now...
Which is why I live in a town with a population of 20k now...
ratt_finkel
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Dallas proper here.
Big cities have plenty of guns, most illegal ofcourse. 
Not like that is stopping or is ever going to stop those that the stupid laws are meant to stop. I have many theories about why the big cities are so anti- (and no 500,000 metro population is a joke of a city, doesn't count as one - no offense). I think a lot of it also has to do with people living in close in quaters
Not like that is stopping or is ever going to stop those that the stupid laws are meant to stop. I have many theories about why the big cities are so anti- (and no 500,000 metro population is a joke of a city, doesn't count as one - no offense). I think a lot of it also has to do with people living in close in quaterstangomike706
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Left NYC for Orange County (NY) , then left Orange County, NY for the Navy . after Navy came Home to North East PA, couldn't be happier . I live in a rural (enough) area .. and am within traveling distance to NYC . if i really miss White Castle and the Bronx Zoo .
Sport45
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I'm not in the city, but close enough to Houston that I can see only the brightest stars at night. The Houston Nebula washes out pretty much everything.
Pistol Ranch
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I live in Katy, a western sububrb of Houston (#4 population in USA) The Houston area probably has more gun shows/weekend than any other place in the U.S.A.
I also own a ranch in West Texas where my nearest neighbor is a half mile away.
Do not make the mistake of associating "City" with firearm ignorance!!
P.R.
I also own a ranch in West Texas where my nearest neighbor is a half mile away.
Do not make the mistake of associating "City" with firearm ignorance!!
P.R.
Seattle area. Grew up on a lake, across the bridge from Seattle. Seattle is nice, especially around lake Washington. Although it is a heavily populated and developed area, the trees hide it somewhat. I went to college in southern California and when I would come back up, the biggest change was just how green it looked.
I would like to spend a little more time in remote areas. My whole life, I have gone to sleep hearing the sounds of the freeway. Faint in some houses, almost intolerable at others. I really dont mind it except for one place in college that was ridiculous.
Sometimes I see videos where people have a range set up at their house and I cant help but be jealous.
I would like to spend a little more time in remote areas. My whole life, I have gone to sleep hearing the sounds of the freeway. Faint in some houses, almost intolerable at others. I really dont mind it except for one place in college that was ridiculous.
Sometimes I see videos where people have a range set up at their house and I cant help but be jealous.
Deanimator
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Cleveland suburbs. I'm from Apartheid Chicago.
The only thing I enjoy more than shooting is reading.
I'm not comfortable living any place where I have to drive more than 1/2 hour to buy the "New York Review of Books" and "Small Arms Review".
I once lived in a small NW Ohio town called Fremont. It was pure hell. I had to drive an hour to Borders in Westlake to buy any magazine more "exotic" than "Time" or "Sports Illustrated". The local book store wouldn't order books, expending more effort to explain why they wouldn't order them than they would have to just order them.
Now, I'm within walking distance of a "Books a Million", and within 1/2 hour of two Borders and a Barnes & Noble, and within 3/4 hour of two more Borders and Barnes & Nobles.
The only thing I enjoy more than shooting is reading.
I'm not comfortable living any place where I have to drive more than 1/2 hour to buy the "New York Review of Books" and "Small Arms Review".
I once lived in a small NW Ohio town called Fremont. It was pure hell. I had to drive an hour to Borders in Westlake to buy any magazine more "exotic" than "Time" or "Sports Illustrated". The local book store wouldn't order books, expending more effort to explain why they wouldn't order them than they would have to just order them.
Now, I'm within walking distance of a "Books a Million", and within 1/2 hour of two Borders and a Barnes & Noble, and within 3/4 hour of two more Borders and Barnes & Nobles.
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Big cities have plenty of guns, most illegal ofcourse.
Without research to back up my claim, I don't believe that most guns in the big cities of Texas are illegal.
I live just outside a small city in a giant city/suburb that stretches from D.C to Boston.
A Canadian I know told me that they have a name for it, I think it is the Eastern "Megalopolis" but that might be wrong.
A Canadian I know told me that they have a name for it, I think it is the Eastern "Megalopolis" but that might be wrong.
New Haven, CT has a lot of both I think :/ It's a smallish city though.
andrewdl007
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Having grown up in the country side of California and Virginia, I now call NYC home. I try to get down to VA as much as possible. Its just not fair to the guns for me to neglect them for too long.
Lived in NYC, no guns.
Portland, OR and San Antonio - large shooting communities. You can shoot some kind of match every weekend in TX. Gun stores all over.
If the SHTF, expect the zombies to come to the small towns to eat your brains. Didn't you watch the Walking Dead outside of Atlanta?
Portland, OR and San Antonio - large shooting communities. You can shoot some kind of match every weekend in TX. Gun stores all over.
If the SHTF, expect the zombies to come to the small towns to eat your brains. Didn't you watch the Walking Dead outside of Atlanta?
ironhead7544
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Lived about 1/2 my life in the city. Now live in a town of 12,000, biggest in the county. Public range is 20 mins away. Lots of WMA areas to hunt. Im staying here. Closest big city is Tallahassee at around 200k in the area.
Phoenix here also. Lots of people but I only drive 15 minutes and have plenty of room to shoot 300 yards and no one bothering me. Plus some of the top shooting ranges in the US for matches.
Greg
PS: Did I mention it was 68 degrees as I type this and I'm headed out for some rifle load work this afternoon?
Greg
PS: Did I mention it was 68 degrees as I type this and I'm headed out for some rifle load work this afternoon?
Sooner1911
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I live in NYC temporarily for my job and all my guns are still in Texas where I moved from. I did not even bother bringing any of my long guns up here. The registration process is draconian including registration of each individual long gun and fingerprinting. No thanks. The government has no idea what I own and as far as I am concerned has no business knowing. I am not militant, just paranoid. Why give them a checklist of what to confiscate if it ever comes to that. And forget about handguns. It can be done, but it it worse than for long guns. When I moved, I sold all of my vehicles. Can you imagine bringing a cased rifle on the subway? You would likely be beaten to death by all the antis and Obama suppporters.
Mind you this is just for the 5 boroughs and does not apply to NY state. I think CCPs are a bit more difficult in this state than in most others including Texas, but ownership of long guns is relatively easy. Prior to moving up here, I talked to the guys at the Beretta gallery and they said the most important thing to remember is that you aren't in America anymore. When I first heard that I thought it was a bit harsh. After researching, I found that they weren't kidding. For those of you who have not lost your constitutional rights, be vigilant. It can and does happen in the USA. Rant over. Have a nice Sunday.
Mind you this is just for the 5 boroughs and does not apply to NY state. I think CCPs are a bit more difficult in this state than in most others including Texas, but ownership of long guns is relatively easy. Prior to moving up here, I talked to the guys at the Beretta gallery and they said the most important thing to remember is that you aren't in America anymore. When I first heard that I thought it was a bit harsh. After researching, I found that they weren't kidding. For those of you who have not lost your constitutional rights, be vigilant. It can and does happen in the USA. Rant over. Have a nice Sunday.
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I've pretty much have lived in or just outside of a big city all my life. Basically it's a trade-off between putting up with the crime, pollution, traffic, corruption, and crooked politicians, in exchange for museums, concerts, restaurants, cultural events, and convenient shopping.
Wouldn't mind moving out to the "country" but then having to do all that driving back and forth to work and for everything else would start to get old really fast. So I guess I will just remain a down home city boy for now.
Wouldn't mind moving out to the "country" but then having to do all that driving back and forth to work and for everything else would start to get old really fast. So I guess I will just remain a down home city boy for now.
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