Best U.S. state for gun ownership and variety?

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AlphaTangoFoxtrt@reddit

Maybe 20 years ago.

Both are turning blue due to people from places like MA moving in. It's only a few election cycles before they start passing standard Democrat bans.

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alkatori@reddit

You've made me sad.

Though a lot of the people moving from MA, tend to be more likely to vote for Republicans. There was a neat map showing the NH/MA border.

You can see that people right on the border sort of sort themselves to republicans north, democrats to the south.

But you aren't wrong, NH barely managed to avoid magazine bans, etc by a veto a few years ago. The way our state government works it's super swingy.

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AlphaTangoFoxtrt@reddit

NH barely managed to avoid magazine bans, etc by a veto a few years ago.

Yep, the fact that the "Live Free or Die" state could even get one of those out of committee would have been laughable 20 years ago.

And now you're one Gubernatorial election away from having them signed into law.

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alkatori@reddit

Sadly our current legislature has really screwed us. They are following the RNC with policies that have historically been unpopular.

That's how they got control this time around, the previous legislature followed the DNC.

I expect that it will go to the Democrats next election, and a bunch of unpopular shit will get pushed through.

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Unfortunately the GOP decided to go full MAGA, and it's going to see them get slaughtered in the mid terms. MAGA is underwater on every single campaign promise, and even if your local Republicans are not MAGA, they will be guilty by association.

The GOP needs to dump Trump. He's underwater on 100% of his campaign promises, and he's net unfavorable among white voters without a college degree. Working class white America is basically the core GOP voter demographic, and Trump is now net unfavorable 51/49. His second term has been an unmitigated disaster.

Unfortunately they have no good way to do it. Impeachment or 25th amendment would cause a civil war within the GOP and likely split the party in a way they couldn't recover form for 10+ years. The best they can hope for is that being 80 years old, father time comes for him.

Because as long as they're associated with Trump at this point, they're losing.

Epstein Files
Iran War
Unconstitutional Tariffs
Affordability

Trump is underwater on every single thing he campaigned on. And the Republican Party will go down with him.

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Fancy_Exchange_9821@reddit

You forgot a big one,

Blasphemous towards his Christian supporters 😆

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AlphaTangoFoxtrt@reddit

Eh, American Christians don't really care about blasphemy. They mainly use their "christian faith" as a pretext for their own personal views.

Look how many condemn homosexuality because of Leviticus, but don't follow all the rules about food also found in Leviticus. Like if you're going to say Leviticus is "the word of god and must be followed" that's fine, but you should be consistent.

Or they'll say something like "The New Testament replaced the Old Testament. The Old testament is no longer valid."

Well ok, Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. And also, if it's a woman speaking, then the book of Timothy is new testament. She should read 1 Timothy 2:12.

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alkatori@reddit

NH Republicans didn't need to go full MAGA. If they had got in to office and done *almost nothing* they would be in good shape.

55thParallel@reddit

How god intended, you are the land’s keeper not owner

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ILoveAnime890@reddit

I don't intend to be a dick, but you are cool with people traipsing all over your property? I am genuinely curious.

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EddyBuildIngus@reddit

Yea, its pretty great. Maine, NH and Vermont have very similar laws in that regard.

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archwin@reddit

Interesting. I don’t live too far from them, and I’ve thought about living there, you know, taxes, etc..

Fuhugwugads@reddit

It's crazy that you can't carry in a bar.

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wtfredditacct@reddit

I have no idea if this is sarcasm

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txcancmi@reddit

I have family in NH & TX. I concur.

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TheWonderfulWoody@reddit

New Hampshire is what New England as a whole was supposed to be.

C-R_Collector@reddit

I’m from Michigan. I’m required by state law up here to rag on Ohio every available opportunity. If not, it’s like a 10K fine and 100 days in jail (not really but it is a thing we do up here)

The reality is that Ohio is like everywhere else. Has is positives and negatives. And while I don’t personally support the so called constitutional carry for many, many, many reasons…Ohio does have decent firearm laws.

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MentionMyName@reddit

Understood. The natives here aren’t so fond of Michigan, also. Haha.

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john_connor_T1000@reddit

Yeah but then you have to live in ohio.

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SomeCar@reddit

I wish this dumb ass online trend would die already.

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john_connor_T1000@reddit

"I cant wait to have a beautiful vacation in ohio"

Also, the 4473 form is required by law for FFLs to complete, and they would be in violation of federal law if they didn’t have you do the form when you purchase a gun.

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2Asparagus1Chicken@reddit

It's not perfect

Minimum Age to Purchase

Auto Sears/Glock Switches Prohibited

Living in central ohio is fantastic for gun ownership and shooting sports. I have at least 6 ranges within an hour that hold matches. Everything month (besides winter) I am able to shoot a 2gun match, a steel challenge match, a uspsa, and a random fun event every month.

Red_Shrinp556@reddit

That literally never happened lol what

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Altruistic_Breath808@reddit

NH is based.

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WowBruhReborn@reddit

New Hampshire is one or two legislative terms away from gun restrictions. I know people don’t want to admit it, but it’s coming. We’ve already seen recent efforts gain more traction than expected there

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Standard_Card9280@reddit

What makes you say this?

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WowBruhReborn@reddit

New Hampshire is a left leaning state. Albeit libertarian, but leftist nonetheless. Vermont and Maine are clear examples of states that, despite their libertarian gun cultures, they eventually gave in to the leftist political agenda.

NH is the last New England state with loose gun laws at the state level. Call me a pessimist, but I don’t see that lasting with the latest gun control push happening in the last few years

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Standard_Card9280@reddit

Thanks for speaking in generalizations about your fears, you know it’s in our state constitution like our lack of sales and income tax right?

You could say the same thing about them allowing income tax or sales tax but it’s all just fear mongering and speculation, in my opinion.

Do you live in NH?

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WowBruhReborn@reddit

Bro fit like 3 fallacies in one comment lmao. You do understand “constitutions” mean nothing, right? If they did, then the 2nd amendment would be taken more seriously

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Standard_Card9280@reddit

So you don’t live here, got it.

You have said nothing of substance, this is all your opinion. Probably don’t speak on things you don’t know anything about!

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WowBruhReborn@reddit

Being from NH does not make you an expert on NH. Nor does not being from NH instantly make you unqualified to talk about NH. This is a very common fallacy where you detract from the merit of my argument to talk about something irrelevant.

Ignoring the fallacies, Constitutions are non-binding. A representative can violate state and federal constitutional rights with absolutely no legal repercussions. This has happened more times than anyone on earth could ever count. States do it all the time. To think NH is any different is naive.

Other people thought that their states were different too. That their states would never pass crazy gun laws. Ask Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Vermont, Maine, and so on. In fact, every single state around NH, including the country of Canada, have many gun restrictions in place. Some of which are the strongest gun restrictions in the country like with MA and NY.

New Hampshire is not special. It can happen to any state. Ignoring the problem and pretending like you’re immune is what got all of New England in the position it’s in right now. Fight for your rights or you’ll end up like your neighbors. Good luck my friend

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Standard_Card9280@reddit

I don’t need to hear your opinion on the matter, you are nothing, have zero context and are only speaking in generalities.

I don’t need some person not from here telling me the political climate of my state. You quite literally do not know what you’re talking about, nor could you.

NH politics extend and are much more nuanced than whatever nonsense you’re reading online, and I don’t need to be “well awcktuallyed” by some flatlander that acts as if they know fucking anything about how things work up here.

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capecodcaper@reddit

Maine?

Also I think you are sorely mistaken.

In New Hampshire, being a unique state, we have 5 arms of government. The governor, the executive council, the Senate, the house and the judiciary. In the last election though we went blue nationally we went red for all other elections. A total sweep

Also unique to NH is that free staters do sometimes wear the D tag next to their name instead of R for ease of election win.

With the largest legislative body in the country, outside of the federal House of reps (3rd largest in world) we have a pretty good makeup.

The things that they usually can agree upon: no sales tax, no income tax, gay marriage is alright, liquor purchasing at the state level and gun control is bad.

It'll take a very heavy lift to get that passed

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Standard_Card9280@reddit

🚨Flatlander detected🚨

Karddet@reddit

A mosque is a church, I'm referring to all places of worship as the same thing. Organized religion has become a hideout for predators. It's a place where you go to pretend you're better than you are. Way to bring bigotry into the conversation, you just proved my point.

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ammonthenephite@reddit

If you also love racial supremacy and want to live in the extremes of Maga land, sure.

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LilJonny2cookies@reddit

Man, you drank the koolaid. Imagine thinking MAGA is a slur. Imagine being so misinformed and lost that you think us become a great country again is bad.

Imagine, Europe having inbred cousin wars every 15 or so years with 100s of thousands dead pr worse.mlions desd in 4 years. That stopped because the USA made them stop. Imagine- that kind of great again.

Imagine a world, where the USA is weak. Not good for many reasons.

Imagine a world where the Democrat party doesn’t ignore the primaries and chooses Hillary over Bernie, Dems didn’t even try to replace Biden they just let that moron schlep around mumbling nonsense. They just anointed the cackling idiot Kamala. A woman who didn’t get 1% the vote in Dem primaries. Dems are glad she lost- she is a fool we all know it. They still accused GOP of cheating, even though we all know she had no chance. When Gop said Dems cheated with 81 mil votes were were fascists and deniers. It is Ok, if you make same claims, but we can’t. Dems are like children rewriting rules of the game.

ammonthenephite@reddit

Florida is pretty free

Doesn't feel like it if one is a woman, lgbt, or not Maga.

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LilJonny2cookies@reddit

Well, my gal is a Cambridge-educated British lawyer (not stupid), and she feels free. I guess she could be lying and is really scared for her life.

My brother-in-law (her brother, a medical doctor) is gay and a great guy but not a child predator, so he also feels very free and safe. Although they are both MAGA (I’m not MAGA), so maybe they get special dispensation/treatment by Florida authorities because they are horned-headed, cloven-hoofed MAGA folks that know all the secret signs and code words.

I know more than a few gays and women here in Florida. I’ll double-check with some to make sure they are okay. They love it here.

They aren’t overly dramatic though and don’t talk about sexual stuff with children.

What specific, anti gay or anti-woman laws exist in Florida? I hear that from intellectually dishonest people. I just haven’t seen any.

Seconding this. Constitutional carry, all NFA items are legal, no waiting period, no mag restrictions, no restrictions on accessories like FRTs or super safeties, online ammo purchasing, etc etc.

Throwing in AZ. I don't know of any restrictions and if you're interested in competing you can compete pretty much 7 days a week, multiple times a day.

Massachusetts

Georgia. Also has constitutional carry and a bunch of ranges. The DNR has a number of outdoor ranges. There are quite a few private outdoor ranges but most don't exactly advertise and some have a fairly high initiation fee but this is my idea of wanting to shoot instead of being forced indoors.

Not far outside metro ATL if you just have a few acres people fire away.

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smegma_toast@reddit

My personal top tiers:

Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho. These all have fewer restrictions and have a lot of public land.

There are quite a few states that also have fewer restrictions but have virtually nowhere to actually shoot outdoors (Texas being the worst one for this). California also has a lot of public land but it’s also well, California. New Mexico was ok and would have made the top tier list several years ago, but they currently are trying to get a bunch of laws passed and will continue trying in the near future.

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FlyLikeBrick17@reddit

I lived in Wyoming for a few years and it was by far the best place I’ve been for shooting. There’s a gun store every six feet. People will ride their horses into town with revolvers on their hips and it’s totally normal. Drive ten minutes in any direction and there are miles and miles of open public land. More cows than people in that state.

If you can tolerate seven months of winter every year Wyoming is the damn promised land.

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when I was there years ago they had a pistol waiting period is that gone away?

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Edge-Evolution@reddit

If you don’t have a concealed carry permit, then you still have to wait 1 week for any weapon that requires a background check. Otherwise you are just at the mercy of the ATF’s digital system and can get pushed through from 5 minutes (my personal best) and up to 3-4 hours. About 45 minutes to an hour seems to be the average most days.

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MadSaucy762@reddit

Then she also did the whole safe storage thing and Im not sure a bunch of other shit too.

Utah.

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TheBullpupGuy@reddit

Contrary to what everyone here is saying. There are many reasons why Texas is not a good gun state.

No public land to shoot. Cool, you can own NFA items just like the other top 30 states. But you cant shoot your NFA or any gun unless you pay for a range or pay for land.
Handguns carried in vehicles can not be in plain view. And if its a long gun it cant be carried in a way that causes alarm (wow very good wording hear and definitely not ambiguous.)
You have to be 21 to carry a handgun, many other states only follow the federal 21 for purchasing laws. But 18 year olds can carry and possess handguns. Unlike Texas which requires a permit to do so.
Its unlawful to carry in any private property that has gun free signs. Most other states consider it a tresspass (Aka they can ask you to leave but you arent breaking the law if you carry in their property, unless you dont leave.) Texas considers it a misdomeanor.

There was a few other stupid laws I cant think of off the top of my head.

And before you start hearing "Well we can make our own NFA items if they stay in state and dont have to register them." Congrats, Kansas and Montana have had those laws on the books since 2005. Nearly 20 years before Texas. And many states followed in their footsteps well before Texas ever even though about making that a law.

But just like everything Texas, Texans talk a lot of shit and say they are the best but are usually a day late a dollar short and came in dirty clothes... Something something the loudest wheel gets the grease.

Pic Rel, average Texan.

Kansas is pretty fucking legit. You don't have the 50000000 things you can find to do in a major city, but you have 50000000 less things from major cities to worry about. (KC ain't major but avoid that shit lol)

tghost474@reddit

New Hampshire hands down. “Pro gun” states like texas wish they could be as cool as us

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2Asparagus1Chicken@reddit

If you want actual states and not only one state answers check this

https://everytownresearch.org/rankings/ (less blue = good for us, because they're a gun grabber institute)

https://ammo.com/articles/most-gun-friendly-states

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Dull_Reference_5094@reddit

I’m also curious about this. Which has the best gun laws with the lowest cost of living? Those are the two intersections that I need to cross.

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ViV_No_CaP@reddit

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Lazy-Day@reddit

Has everyone here forgotten that my home state of Alaska is a state?

*“Alaskan residents also enjoy Constitutional Carry legislation, and anyone over the age of 21[57] can open or conceal carry handguns without a CCW (Concealed Weapons Permit). There’s no sales tax in the state, so you won’t have to pay an additional tax on handgun purchases. Gun owners can travel to 26 other states[58], and visitors from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and D.C. can also carry in Alaska with their state’s CCW.

There are no firearm registration, CCW requirements, or additional background checks (aside from form 4473 to comply with federal laws) to purchase a firearm in Alaska. However, those who’ve been convicted of a crime carrying a penalty of at least one year in prison, and those with pending domestic violence litigation (including orders of protection), and unable to carry or purchase a firearm in the Last Frontier.

So, what happens if you ever need to use your firearm in Alaska? Well, the state has both Stand Your Ground laws and there’s no duty to leave the area (unless you’re the aggressor, then it’s a good idea to politely excuse[59] yourself from a threatening situation).

With Governor Mike Dunleavy at the helm, it looks like Alaska will remain one of the best states for gun ownership. He supports campus carry[60] and has made many statements that he is a 2nd Amendment proponent.”*

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Old_Prune_4300@reddit

Kentucky is pretty great

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JustAnotherStupidID@reddit

There are currently 29 states that have Constitutional Carry.

Current Constitutional Carry States (29)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana (added 2024)
Maine
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska (added 2023)
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina (added 2024)
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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DrEvil024@reddit

Iowa is pretty good.

IntroductionAny3929@reddit

I feel ya brother. My outdoor Range also has 200 yards max, where I mostly just shoot my SIG 716i TREAD and a few other rifles here and there.

On a related note! It is also where I got to test out my Meprolight MMX4 Magnifier when I first got it for my Colt M4 Carbine to pair with my EoTech green dot. Works super well and is honestly a slept on magnifier. Super high quality too!

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Fosscadtosser@reddit

I’m an LVPO snob. I tried out my buddy’s eotech + magnifier and it just wasn’t my cup of tea. Everyone’s interest is different. Some dudes grail rifles are MK.18’s. Mine is a MK.12

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richardscarry1@reddit

New Mexico used to be awesome! We're slowly becoming stupid as fuck.

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Dak_Nalar@reddit

New Hampshire consistently ranks in the top 5 states for most permissive gun laws, and it also has the highest number of machine guns per capita of any state.

Really, the only downside is its surronded by anti-gun states like MA and NY to the south and Canada to the north. Can make going on short vacations to neighboring states a bit challenging.

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NthngToSeeHere@reddit

Most of the Rocky mountain states besides Colorado and New Mexico.

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coltong11@reddit

South Carolina is great. Constitutional carry, no restrictions on capacity, plenty of shops/ranges, very easy private sales, the list goes on

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wolfoftexas1969@reddit

Texas and it isn’t even close

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SheenPSU@reddit

TX is wicked overhyped tbh

ND. Constitutional carry, our carry license has some of the best reciprocity in the country and there are two levels (1 is for 18+ and is only valid in state; 2 is for 21+ and valid in like 36 states). A valid CCL lets you skip the background check if your FFL isn't dumb. No NFA restrictions, I own a bunch of cans, SBRs, a machine gun and grenade launcher. The way the state laws used to be written actually inadvertently banned binary and forced reset triggers, so a while back they rewrote the verbiage to allow these triggers. There are no magazine restrictions and we have public land all over that you can shoot out to a mile or longer if you want.

But fuck off, we're full

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otullyo@reddit

Kentucky

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preparedbassfisher@reddit

Do you care about open carry of rifles? What about concealed carry. I’d personally look for a state that has: