Posted on 04/22/2024 6:16:56 PM PDT by ammodotcom
Does your state support your 2nd Amendment rights – or make it exceedingly difficult to keep and bear arms? We’ve ranked the worst states to be a gun owner by analyzing each state’s current laws, upcoming laws, concealed carry guidelines, self-defense statutes, and 2A-centric taxes.
#1 Hawaii
#2 California
#3 New York
#4 Illinois
#5 New Jersey
#6 Connecticut
#7 Maryland
#8 Massachusetts
#9 Rhode Island
#10 Michigan
#11 Washington
#12 Minnesota
#13 Colorado
#14 Nebraska
#15 New Mexico
#16 Pennsylvania
#17 Oregon
#18 Delaware
#19 Wisconsin
#20 Vermont
#21 Virginia
#22 Nevada
#23 Ohio
#24 Maine
#25 North Carolina
• California is the #2 worst state for gun owners due to its permit-to-purchase and reciprocity laws.
• New York, Illinois, and New Jersey take the #3, #4, and #5 spot in our list of worst states for gun ownership due to strict purchasing and carrying requirements.
• North Carolina, Maine, and Ohio fall into spots #25, #24, and #23 due to new restrictive legislation with some relaxed carry laws.
• Some states rank lower than others due to excessive infringements, additional taxes, and the current Governor’s 2A statements.
• State and local laws defining Stand Your Ground vs. Duty to Retreat vary and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Everything in this article is an infringement.
I’ve always thought Vermont had relaxed gun control laws. Did they recently change them or something?
As I understand it, Calif has a vast list of firearms you are not allowed to have. Hawaii regulations suck, but other than magazine size restrictions on handguns, no firearm is prohibited.
On a related note, permit me to pass along a story about the District of Columbia.
Years ago I attended a talk given by an NRA lawyer. He said there are many federal and state laws about the transport of firearms. Obey them. But even if you do, it doesn’t matter if you’re stopped by the DC police and they find a gun in your car.
You could have followed every last rule to the letter. Have all your firearms in locked cases. Have the ammunition in a separate location in the car. Etc. None of that matters. The DC police will arrest you, and throw in a filthy DC jail.
Then it’s up to your lawyer to get you out.
Oh, and one more thing. Right behind DC are Baltimore, New York City, and Chicago.
2A bump for later....
Oklahoma in the Top 10.
Nebraska, Ohio and North Carolina in the worst 25 are surprising to me.
The rest of them, about what I’d expect from blue cesspools.
what are the best states?
nm, i see the link to best states on your site there- NH is number 1
How is PA worse than VA?
And how is DE better than PA? Article is BS
Vermont = 20 and Maine = 24 ???????
Sheesh, it’s a sad state of affairs for both those states.
HURRAY!
That's one thing Sununu has done right by us for.
You’ve got that right
a previous neighbor of ours just moved to NH, and called us telling us how wonderful it was there, how he was able to walk into a store an buy a gun and walk out with it- (he was always wanting one for home protection)- I see Maine just passed asinine laws on some types of guns which woudl have done nothing to prevent the massacre there recently- Sad to see Maine caving in to the leftist insanity-
Why Vermont and Maine? Both have permitless CCW and open carry.
The thing is, the VT-NH-ME Tristate area is a large contiguous firearms freedom zone. No permits, CCW and open carry legal.
If NH is #1, VT and ME should be in the top five.
i know vt used to be- but i think recently they passed laws which restricted folks somewhat- Maine too after the massacre- so that i guess had to be taken into account- NH doesn’t have same restrictions- im not sure what the differences are- maybe Vt has like requirement to lock guns up inside the home? or some other requirements that NH doesn’t?
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