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Yeah, but from a legal standpoint, NC has a LOT of restrictions on where you can/can't carry. You'd think GA would be pretty gun friendly, but they're the same way, too.

It goes beyond the "gun friendly people" attitude when a slip up can put your ass in jail.

Some NC laws about places where carry is prohibited:

"Assemblies and establishments where admission was charged. §14269.3"

- No movie theaters, museums, concerts, sports games, amusement parks, county fair, etc???

"Assemblies and establishments where alcohol is both sold and consumed. §14269.3"

- No "adult" restaurants??? Even crappy chains like Friday's, Chili's, Ruby Tuesday's, etc sell booze. Sports areas, dinner theaters, and assemblies? Does that include an entire indoor shopping mall that has an alcohol serving restaurant(s)? Heck, I can legally carry in a BAR here in CT.

"Financial Institutions. §14415.11(c)"

- So, is a payday loan place or a pawn shop considered a "financial institution"??? Even liberal CT allows actual BANK carry.

"Events Occurring in Public: It shall be unlawful for any person participating in, affiliated with,
or present as a spectator at any parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration upon
any private health care facility or upon any public place owned or under the control of the State or any of its political subdivisions to willfully or intentionally possess or have immediate access to any dangerous weapon. §14277.2"

- Come on...can't carry at a parade??? Again, even in CT I can legally carry in any hospital, public or private regardless of whether a "demonstration" is going on. They can post signs, but that doesn't make it illegal as CT has no signage laws. Just leave or get charged with trespassing if you're "made". Also, "events occuring in public" sounds pretty broad and can be interpreted in many ways. What about a free concert in the park? Sounds like you can't carry there, either.

"Areas of emergencies or riots. §14288.7"

-Who determines that and how is a person to know ALL the time when such a condition exists, especially if you happen to drive through one and get stopped at a checkpoint or something??? Sounds EXACTLY like the situation you'd want to be carrying.

"Where notice of carrying a concealed handgun is prohibited by the posting of a conspicuous
notice or statement. §14415.11(c)"

- So ANY big "no guns" sign is enforceable by law just by simply walking past it??? Even in Texas, which has the force of law behind signs, a business has to comply with the 30.06 requirements EXACTLY regarding the wording, size of the text, color, etc. Even in liberal CT, I can walk past signs (only seen one) and not break the law.

"Schools, public or private, all levels including universities. This also applies to all property
owned by any school. §14269.2"

- So NO carry ANYWHERE, including baseball, football, etc games, parking lots when dropping off/picking up kids??? "School property" can be tricky because institutions, especially colleges, have "property" that are not at the main campus. A lot of states don't prohibit that...just carry into the actual academic facilities.

Not bashing NC as a state, but they are FAR from being legally friendly regarding carrying. Also, there is NO concealed carry in state parks/forests, wildlife management areas, and you MUST notify an officer if you are carrying. Don't have to even do that in liberal CT.

Here's the reference. Click on NC at the top.

http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USOffLimitsN-W.pdf
 
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Alabama, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah

Check out those states as far as gun friendliness. Most counties in Alabama issue concealed pistol licenses for a simple fee to the sheriff and state law does not limit you to where you can carry, like many states. YOu can legally carry inside schools, bars, sporting events, and as far as i know, even have a drink in a bar while carrying as long as you aren't drunk. Some county sheriffs put restrictions on the licenses, but it is questionable if they are legal.

Pennsylvania is another state with a lot of firearm freedom. Oregon is great too b/c, like AL, you can carry in schools. Utah is the same.

I don't know why Texas is quoted as gun friendly, but there are some restrictions down there where you can carry. It is nice that you can carry a loaded long gun w/o a license and also recently a concealed pistol in a car w/o a license.

It all depends on where you want to live and what you want to put up with as far as jobs and taxes.
 
I say Indiana definitely, the only problem is there's no actual shooting range in my town (Bloomington) so I have to drive an hour up to Edinburgh. But this is a left-leaning town, although I do like living in it.
 
I'm not having any problems in Ohio.
I own several dozen firearms, no wait-period to buy a gun (my personal best is 1 minute 22 seconds to be approved on the phone), have my choice of many public and private ranges nearby, plenty of public hunting areas, got my CHL 4 days after I applied for it, Ohio has superseded all those goofy city ordinances, plenty of gun shows and good gun shops around, and Ohio's version of the Castle Doctrine goes into effect next Tuesday. I've no plans to move.
 
Kentucky is very gun friendly, one of the best. Alaska is probably the #1 gun friendly state, as they do not require a license to carry concealed.
 
Att: razorback2003 My Friend-

I respectfully disagree with your comment regarding the right to carry
in schools in Alabama; as somewhere I think there is a law that
prohibits carry of a firearm within 1,000 yards of a school. It may be
some type of federal law instead of a state law, I can't recall~? :uhoh:
 
as somewhere I think there is a law that
prohibits carry of a firearm within 1,000 yards of a school. It may be
some type of federal law instead of a state law, I can't recall~?
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No federal law regarding this. They tried to pass it in 1994 along with the AWB, but the Supreme Court struck it down. States make the rules. In some states, you can have a loaded gun in your car when dropping off/picking up your kids. Just can't go into any buildings with it and some states say it can't leave the car at all. That was a very dangerous bill and I hope nothing like it ever comes up again. They wanted a gun free zone for 1/2 mile radius around any and all schools. Including people who home schooled! That's a lot of area and many schools are located in suburban neighborhoods. The bill said you could have guns in your home, but once you took them off your property, you'd be in violation of the law. Besides, I'll bet 99% of any normal drive/trip a person takes brings them within 1/2 mile of a school. Private, public, etc...doesn't matter...all illegal. Then there's the people who either own or work at all the businesses within 1/2 mile of a school(s).

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, many of the gun friendly states have a lot of Indian reservations/land. The tribal police make the rules/laws there and some may not be so friendly to "White Man with Hidden Boom Stick". For example, between Prescott and Prescott Valley in Arizona, a lot of business like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Golden Corral, Red Lobster, Gateway Mall, etc built on Indian land outside of the Prescott city limits to avoid taxes. Now, we have freedom of travel going through that area, but the jury is still out as to what would happen if someone got caught carrying in one of those places on Indian land. The businesses only lease the property, so that nation (Yavapai?) still owns it. It was brought up when I took the CCW course at Gunsite and even they couldn't give a definitive answer.
 
Ala Dan said:
Att: razorback2003 My Friend-

I respectfully disagree with your comment regarding the right to carry
in schools in Alabama; as somewhere I think there is a law that
prohibits carry of a firearm within 1,000 yards of a school. It may be
some type of federal law instead of a state law, I can't recall~?
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I believe you are referring to the "Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1995."

Cases under that act are hardly ever prosecuted, partly because it would be struck down as unconstitutional under the Interstate Commerce Clause; a virtually identical law (the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990) was struck down in US vs. Lopez. Even if it were upheld, there is an exception to the GFSZ Act if you have a permit issued by the state or a subdivision thereof where the school is locate.

Tarvis said:
WRONG . Salt Lake City has a ban on machine guns and suppressors. IDAHO WINS!! kinda
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Is this a statutory ban (which I believe would be invalid under the Utah preemption statute) or simply a case of the CLEO refusing to sign off on NFA paperwork?
 
Iowa also has a ban on supperessors and machine guns. And no, there's no getting around it. Don't even try. You will never get out of jail, ever.
 
The work has already been done for you. For our purposes, the lower the ranking the better
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CO would have done better on that list if we didn't have the stupid "gun show loophole" law that past after columbine. That is the only law we have that is stricter than federal, and CCW is pretty lax; No K-12 schools, no Gov't. buildings and no place where metal detectors are permanently installed at entrances.

MG's and other NFA stuff is up to the local sherriff, as anywhere else, but most counties here are GTG.
 
Idaho

Here in Idaho I have yet to come into contact with anyone that is anti-gun that I couldn't convince otherwise. It just makes sense here. Here in Pocatello you don't even need to take a class to get a CCW. However your CCW is only good in a few western states. This monday I woke up early to hunt forest grouse and had to stop at the gas station before we headed out. Just about everyone at the gas station was wearing a pistol on their hip. That kind of a thing is common in the early mornings during hunting season. I see it less often during normal hours of the day. I have also seen it in Utah. If you are interested in hunting as well, Idaho beats Utah by a ton. The price for a hunting license and for tags are a TON more in Utah than they are in Idaho. A resident hunting license in Idaho is $12.75. I hunt coyotes, rockchucks, rabbits, foxes, grouse, and racoons for just $12.75 a year. Deer tags are around $20 bucks. I used to live in Utah and I can't remember how much the licenses and tags were there but I remember how happy I was when I moved to Idaho and saw the huge price differences. I like Idaho's laws and the country aint bad either.
 
Having lived in upstate New York most of my life, I know first hand the restrictive nature of that state. Moving to North Carolina was like a breath of fresh air but we need to be vigilant because the the evil gun grabbers are at work everywhere.

NCsmitty
 
Dont forget about Nebraska. I cannot think of too many things we cant have.................... besides a pro football team. but who needs those? :D
 
I'm very happy here in Arkansas, it blew my wifes mind when we went buy a pistol together and walked out of the store with it. She grew up in a shooting family in CA and couldn't believe no waiting period. Just about everyone I know owns a gun, or doesn't raise an eyebrow when they find out I do.
 
I am not going to their web site but I have heard Kentucky and Oklahoma were tied for last on Brady. Therefore they may be the best. I know Kentucky is great.
 
Alaska > Vermont

Vermont does not allow silencers.

we may not allow silencers, but we ARE part of the continental us :)
 
Gotta love Oklahoma......tied with Kentucky for last place on the Brady rating system......
 
Alaska > Vermont

Vermont does not allow silencers.

we may not allow silencers, but we ARE part of the continental us
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In Vermont, we prefer our guns to be loud,
:what:BUT:what:​

I think, technically, Alaska is part of the North American continent, but they sure ain't contiguous.:neener:
 
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