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Almost five years ago I moved from California to Nevada. I went from a gun restrictive state to a gun friendly state. The only regret I have is that I did not make the move sooner.

Not only are the gun laws better, but attitudes towards guns, shooting, and hunting are much better.

Every Sunday morning a bunch of us gather at our local bakery for coffee and doughnuts. It is not unusual to have several guns out on the table for show and tell. Even LEO's that come into the bakery don't even bat an eye at this. In California a SWAT team and helicopter would be dispatched. If someone around here calls the Sheriff because they hear gun fire they are asked if the gun fire is being directed at them, if not, they wish the caller a nice day. I open carry every morning when I take my dogs for a walk. We do have a feral dog problem. No one has ever uttered one word about this to me.

Has anyone here recently moved from a gun restrictive to a gun friendly state? Did the move make you happier?
 
lol...I moved from NYS to NC. Now NC is not as free as other but we are an OC state and a Shall Issue state. Coming from NY it is nigh and day. My fam that visits form time to time are in awe that "they let you own this stuff!?".

The cops here are mostly cool but there are some knuckleheads.
 
I have always lived either a) in the south or b) in a rural area north of the Mason/Dixon. So I've never had issues, but then I am discreet.

I grew up with virtually no contact with firearms, and what little bit was somewhat traumatic (when a drunk man presses a .25acp into a 9yr old's hands and tells him to shoot) so my mother was, if not anti-gun, at least not really friendly towards them.

She was surprised when I told her some of the stuff I've acquired legally without any hoop-jumping other than customary NICS checks. But she knows they're in good hands.
 
NY > PA.

Only regret is that the PA Game Commission wouldn't honor my NY DEC Hunter Safety Instructor credentials. Go figure.
 
It's been twenty one years, but I moved from New Jersey to Florida. It blows away my old friends when they hear what we are allowed to do. They can't even fathom the idea of a non-law enforcement person carrying a gun, let alone a gun that's loaded with (are you ready for this) evil hollow points. They think that I'm lying to them when I say that they're legally allowed to come to Florida and buy a gun. I can remember when I lived there needing a firearm purchase permit for a Daisy BB gun. Having my info written in a book because the shotgun slugs that I was buying had a hollow point. Buying any handgun (even bb pistols), required a special permit issued by the chief of police in your home town that took up to 9 months for approval and took more paper than buying a full auto weapon in Florida. The only regret that I have about moving, is that I didn't do it sooner.
 
Yup, well sort of

A few years ago, I moved from a gun-friendly state with a few, somewhat unfiendly zones to a "wow, this is really a relaxed, comfortable, secure feeling state". Yes, there are less residents, but many are armed, few feel the need to show it, and all are better off because of it.
 
I made the same CA to NV move in '93. I miss riding my motorcycle in the Sierras but that's all I miss - I sure wouldn't go back!
 
I'm moving out of California. Leaving for lots of reasons: too crowded, anti-business, embarrassing government, anti-gun. Number 47 on a "freedom" scale. (NJ was #49, NY #50 http://www.statepolicyindex.com/?page_id=143 ).

I have a business here, so it's a bit complicated. I've been visiting areas I might like to get a sense of what it would be like to live there.

Looked for information technology support in western South Dakota (SD is business friendly), but did not find enough. The Salt Lake City area was too crowded for me. Spent the month of November in Arizona. Enjoyed the people and Phoenix has a server farm. And smaller towns within a couple of hours to live in.

Next, I'm headed to Boise to see how I feel about that area. I've been to Idaho and love the natural beauty and lower population density. And, it's #4 on that "freedom" scale.

Just have to fight the people triggering off my California license plate while I'm there. :D
 
harrygunner...
Come on out to Texas if you need information technology support. Austin, Round Rock and George Town are all good places and the Texas Hill Country is with in a few miles. We like our weapons and have no problem signing off on SBR, AOW or supressors. No open carry but zero issues getting a concealed permit.
 
I'm moving out of California. Leaving for lots of reasons:
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I actually moved out of California for a job. The friendly gun culture is just an added bonus.

In California there is a ten waiting period to purchase a gun. I remember the first gun I bought here. The whole transaction took about the same amount of time as filling a fast food order. It felt almost strange to walk out of the gun shop with gun in hand.

I was also amazed to see AK's and AR's on the store's rack, some with twenty and thirty round magazines.

I'm sorry. I better stop, this is becoming cruel to any Californians reading this.:neener:
 
I would caution movers not to vote like they did back in California or New York on non-gun-rights issues, or your new state will end up resembling the old one you have escaped. Guard yourself against falling into the trap of unconsciously applying some of the "old" community standards to issues and candidates in your "new" state. Examine the community attitudes and majority voting patterns of the past and seek to continue them if you want your state to remain at the top of the 'freedom list'. It is possible for a state to be pretty good on gun rights, but have severe impositions on personal freedom in most other arenas -viz Washington State.
 
Lizzie -

I used to live in northern NV - there was a drug store chain that also sold guns, reloading supplies, etc. You could go in, buy a .44 mag and ammo, go to the back corner and get a fifth of bourbon, then go to the pharmacy section and pick up your mood meds - all in one trip.......then drive 3 miles down Hwy 50 and shoot at the public, city-operated shooting parl for free............

We also sold guns through newspaper ads and garage sales all the time.

If you're in northern NV, J&S wholesale out of Jackson, CA made weekly runs with ammo and reloading supplies to Carson and Reno area
 
A few weeks ago, after explaining to da boss that we were NEVER going to screw around with a video card with an intermittent problem again, I took it out in front of the shop and put a .45 through it.

Fixed it.
 
I was stationed at Pearl Harbor Hawaii from 2-77 to 5-81. Because of a poorly written law it was techically illegal to have a gun in your vehicle to and from the city/county public range at Koko Head. You could have them at home if they were registered and you could shoot them at the range, it was simply illegal to transport them in your vehicle.
Every gun in Hawaii must be registered; at least that was so in the 4+ years that I was there. I grew up in Montana and Idaho and now I am retired back in Montana.
 
I would caution movers not to vote like they did back in California or New York on non-gun-rights issues, or your new state will end up resembling the old one you have escaped.
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Very good point. Because of Vegas, Nevada is shifting towards blue. But even Reid doesn't utter anti-gun propaganda, that would be an issue that would cost him the state.

I actually am angered by what has happened to California. I was born there and grew up there. Few states can match it for physical beauty and climatic variations. The Northern and Eastern parts of the state are actually pretty gun friendly. Unfortunately, the folks in Sacramento are not.
 
I grew up in Cali, went to NC in the army, bought my first gun, on the way out of the shop I asked how to register it, Almost got laughed out of the shop, luckily my old CSM worked there (he was also one of their trainers) and explained as long as I didn't live on post, all that was left was to buy ammo and hit the range (it was a 10/22) or walk out the door and get in my car and drive away.
 
Grew up in Michigan,was stationed in CA for awhile, and then came bck to MI. I equate it to (I'm only speculating) the way a person feels when they walk out of a prison after a 3 year stay. So many more freedoms, you don't know what to do first, and keep looking over your shoulder waiting to get busted.
 
California is also crooked. If you want to hunt "planted" birds in California you have to buy a hunting license. You are not hunting wild birds or birds that the state of California will have any expenses taking care of, they just want more money.

Here in Nevada, a hunting license is not needed to bird hunt club birds. You also don't need one for hunting nongame animals like jackrabbits and coyotes. In California you need a hunting license if your going to shoot dragonflies, that is if they are not on their endangered species list.:D
 
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