Best State
North Carolina people do not seem all that intimidated by guns, especially on the eastern side. I think that is one of the best things to look into - how accustomed is the population to seeing, using guns. There are states where the gun laws are very relaxed, and yet people are still very sensitive to weapons, and not as many of the young people are raised around them. North Carolinians seem to have more gun clubs than other states I have lived in. I wish it were the case everywhere! Also, there are some states where the average gun owner is less accustomed to seeing "military" weapons. For instance, when I lived in Ohio, there were rural people (and I have nothing against Ohio at all, just a general observation) who didn't look askance at a deer rifle but seemed bothered by "assault" weapons. This is doubtless more prevalent where campaigns seeking to convince hunters that these weapons are evil are more prevalent. But when I lived in North Carolina, I would see neighbors getting out of their cars with their AR15s in the subdivision and there just seemed to be more acceptance of shooting as target-practice with military weapons, for lack of a better way to put it.
kentucky's hard to beat.
