Why do you choose to live in your state?


I was born in FL. Gun friendly, no state income tax, almost no emissions laws and no snow. It's diverse enough so that there's rural rednecks in the north and an overdeveloped cosmopolitan south. Whether you want to hunt hogs in the palmettos or do whatever in Miami, you're covered in Florida.

Also, a space heater will serve most of your winter heating issues and the landscape is very flat, which fixes a lot of problems. I also like that we can see our dominant natural disasters (hurricanes) coming far ahead of time, rather than tornadoes and earthquakes, which tend to strike whenever they feel like it. I wish it didn't get so insanely hot in the summer, and I could do without the humidity at 90% in the middle of the day, but otherwise it's ok.

Another interesting feature is that we seem to get a lot of transplant bums, because they know they won't freeze to death here and there's no hills to climb.
 

Born and grew up in MA., so I pretty much had no choice at the time. Got older and moved out to.........NH. Didn't own a weapon OR even thought about owning one. Moved here because of the Country setting and NO taxes, but you still have the Property/School tax. I love New England and the four seasons that go with it. Get up on a summer morning and sit out on the back deck with a coffee (or Bloody Mary) with a very quiet surrounding hearing only birds chirping. My job is in MA., so NH is close for my commute too. Carry Concealed or Open Carry state with or without a permit. When I retire I will stay in NH but move maybe a little more further north away from the everyday congestion. Hopefully have a winter retreat in FL. too for the Wifey and I!
Live Free Or Die!
 
I will only live in a State out of the lower 48 that has no State income tax, shall issue CCW and has no State restrictions on class III/title II/NFA firearms so outside of Nevada that leaves Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

And Tennessee. I'm pretty sure there are no restrictions on Class 3 weapons other than the usual federal red tape to buy one. I've seen silencers at the range.
 
And Tennessee. I'm pretty sure there are no restrictions on Class 3 weapons other than the usual federal red tape to buy one. I've seen silencers at the range.

You are correct... no restrictions on Title 2 weapons in TN.


There are several type of Class 3 items that are restricted by the National Firearms Act.

Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of class 3 firearms in addition to the compliance that is required with the national Firearms Act.

In Tennessee you can own the following items that are regulated the the National Firearms Act

Machine Guns
Silencers
Any Other Weapon (AOW)
Destructive Devices (DD)
Short Barreled Shotguns (SBS)
Short Barreled Rifles (SBR)

In Tennessee you cannot own the following NFA restricted items.
None
 
And Tennessee. I'm pretty sure there are no restrictions on Class 3 weapons other than the usual federal red tape to buy one. I've seen silencers at the range.
TN prohibits restaurant carry. I should have added that to my criteria for the firearm laws. Must allow restaurant carry and have none of the asinine public gathering restrictions or laundry list of prohibited areas GA, NC or ND have. The other States in my list do allow restaurant or unrestricted carry in establishments that serve alcohol for on premises consumption.

Yes, TN has no State restrictions on NFA items.
 
I'm in Nevada because it's still one of the free states. I also have family here and gold mining is in my blood. I moved back here as soon as my 10 years in the Air Force were up.

Unfortunately, unless Kalifornians stop their "eastward ho" migration, Nevada will be overrun with liberals and we'll get a lot of senseless legislation. There were already enough to turn the state blue in the last election.

I'm thinking Montana next.
 
TN prohibits restaurant carry. I should have added that to my criteria for the firearm laws. Must allow restaurant carry and have none of the asinine public gathering restrictions or laundry list of prohibited areas GA, NC or ND have. The other States in my list do allow restaurant or unrestricted carry in establishments that serve alcohol for on premises consumption.

Yes, TN has no State restrictions on NFA items.

We're hopeful that this will be changed this year. You can carry in restaurants that do not serve alcohol. Word on the street is that it looks good.
 
We moved from Arizona to Washington as my health has deteriorated so badly. The dust and the heat were killing me. In addition, our son and his wife and their one-year old daughter live one mile from us. Washington is gun friendly, and is a shall issue state. You go into your local police or sheriff's department, give them a set of fingerprints, plunk down $55.25 and in thirty days or less, you have your concealed pistol license. To me, though, I am very concerned that Washington requires no training of any kind to qualify for a license. Arizona used to require a 32 hour course, which included qualifying on the range. I unserstand tht is now down to 8 hours, total. However, it is still something. I saw a statement that 239,000 residents of Washington state have a CPL. That is a bit scary to me that that many people are running around, carrying firearms, and no one knows if they even know how to work them. True, we get a lot of rain and some occasional snow here, but last I heard, tornadoes are very rare, and no one ever remembers seeing a hurricane in Washington. To me, it is almost as important to be dog friendly as gun friendly, as my wife and I both have hearing assist dogs who go everywhere with us and alert us to various things such as alarms, sirens, people approaching from the rear, and more. All in all, a great place to live. I forgot to mention that Washington is an Open Carry state, which a manager in Sporting Goods at the local WalMart did not know. I used information from usacarry.com to show him.
 
We're hopeful that this will be changed this year. You can carry in restaurants that do not serve alcohol. Word on the street is that it looks good.
Ok place to visit but until it changes to allow restaurants that serve alcohol I won't consider living there.
 
Ok place to visit but until it changes to allow restaurants that serve alcohol I won't consider living there.

The interesting thing about the law concerning banned locations is that if you are carrying in one of those locations and you have to use your gun in self defense, they will not charge you for carrying in a prohibited area. They will only charge you if you happen to get made.

The gist of it, even from most instructors, is to make sure you don't get made. It almost appears as if they passed the law to appease some special interest group, because they don't appear to really want to enforce it. I personally don't carry in alcohol serving restaurants because I stand to lose more than just my HCP if I get hit with a weapons misdemeanor, but I know plenty of people who do.
 
Actually I guess what I am asking is, does the gun laws influence where you are presently living, where you are moving to, or why don't you move if you don't like them.

Yes...moving from New Jersey to South Carolina as soon as I can get all our poop together and get the house sold...hopefully within the year. Great climate (both meteorologicaly and politically!) and GREAT people, from everything we've experienced so far!

Anyone wanna buy a beautiful house in New Jersey...?
 
Certainly some various and interesting reasons there. I am surprised that most of the responses came from gun friendly locations. It would be interesting to hear from of the Illinois, Wisconsin, California, New York group. Congratulations to the guy leaving New Jersey. Concerning the restaurant carry, AZ is working on passing a law right now to allow it, if you don't consume.
 
The interesting thing about the law concerning banned locations is that if you are carrying in one of those locations and you have to use your gun in self defense, they will not charge you for carrying in a prohibited area. They will only charge you if you happen to get made.

The gist of it, even from most instructors, is to make sure you don't get made. It almost appears as if they passed the law to appease some special interest group, because they don't appear to really want to enforce it. I personally don't carry in alcohol serving restaurants because I stand to lose more than just my HCP if I get hit with a weapons misdemeanor, but I know plenty of people who do.
Well until that happens, I'll be visiting AL, AR, KY, MO and MS more frequently than TN.

Since I'm from Nevada I laugh when I see States that have bars and casinos and prohibited areas. It's all about personal responsibility. If you can't carry responsibility in an establishment that serves alcohol for on premises consumption you probably shouldn't have a driver license either.
 
Here in Texas we have the 51% law. If an establishment derives 51% or more from the sale of alcohol and has the the state approved sign posted to notify that it does the it is off limits. I do not drink so it does not become much of an issue unless I intend to eat somewhere that has the sign which is not very often.
 
Hi,

I'm curious. What is your reason, for where you live? Did you move there because of favorable gun laws? Why do you not move to a better, more gun freindly state, if your's is too restrictive? Is family (that you probably don't talk to much anyway) the reason? If you were to move, would the state's gun laws effect your decision? I live in Arizona where open carry is allowed without a permit, and CCW is encouraged with a permit. Just curious. Have a great day.

I've lived in Memphis since 1985, when I was 4 years old. I grew up here, and Memphis is home. I went to college here, and every job I've had has been here. I have no intention of ever moving, as I enjoy my job too much and I have high expectations on where I will be come retirement age. I can't say that given the choice I'd have moved here, but I've had a couple of opportunities to move away. Wife and I decided to stay for a number of reasons.

1) Good climate
2) No Income Tax
3) Good Industry
4) Good "culture"
5) Low cost of living

Gun laws are just a benefit. I wouldn't consider moving somewhere like MA, NY, or CA solely because of their gun laws, but the liberal mentality surrounding them. Where you find strict gun laws, you have high crime, high taxes, and high cost of living.
 
Here in Texas we have the 51% law. If an establishment derives 51% or more from the sale of alcohol and has the the state approved sign posted to notify that it does the it is off limits. I do not drink so it does not become much of an issue unless I intend to eat somewhere that has the sign which is not very often.

That's kind of what they are going for here. It might be 60% but would still cover any restaurant.
 
I thought you could not carry inside casinos in Las Vegas.:unsure:
There is no statutory prohibition for a casino (or as they are called here, gaming area or establishment) carry.

Also keep in mind that in Nevada we have gaming areas in restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, gas stations, discount stores, malls, etc. If casino carry was outlawed, you effectively couldn't carry anywhere in Nevada. There are gaming areas waiting outside your gate when your plane comes into Vegas. Typically businesses with a high volume of traffic lease a portion of their establishment out to private gaming companies and they set up an area of half dozen to a few dozen slot and video poker machines.

I've also commented many times that alcohol is easier to get in Vegas than water. Typically a restaurant does not have a liquor license because they have opted not to get one or it's a franchise and that's corporate policy. It's also not easy to find a business in Nevada that does not have a gaming area unless you're in Boulder City which is the only incorporated city in Nevada that explicitly outlawed gaming. This is a carryover from when Boulder City was federal property during Hoover Dam's construction. The city code outlawing gaming was never repealed after Boulder City was annexed back to Nevada.

If you are made inside of a gaming establishment and it's not a statutory prohibited area for CCW, they can ask you to leave. Any private establishment can ask you to leave their premises for any reason.
 

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