I have been following that a republican Gov recently signed a Red flag law (if I'm not mistaken) in a no license needed carry state. Clearly anyone can dime out a person and put them in a world of shit.So with the changes in the past few years as a result of mass shootings and legislative knee-jerk reactions.
How does your state rank?
What are the most constitutional ones regarding the 2A

Alaska
Wyoming

Kentucky would be pretty high on the list

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Alaska
Wyoming

Sounds about right to me.

Pretty tough to find a more gun friendly state than Missouri.

Has Florida and Texas slipped?

I gotta stick up for my state, West by GOD Virginny.

semper liberi montani

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Originally posted by downtownv:
Has Florida and Texas slipped?

Florida has historically been very gun friendly but with 65,000 New Yorkers moving to south Florida every year we have a constant battle to fight over gun rights. But we do have over 2 million CWFL licenses.

MISSISSIPPI. The Governors race features shots of one candidate,reloading ammuniton,hunting and the like. The other candidates are seen with various firearms. The local constable race has the candidtate with Trump on one side, and her on the other with a pistol aiming at a nonexistent target. It is in the culture here.

WV has cash and carry for hand guns and long guns, permit-less Constitutional concealed carry, and supportive law enforcement. No complaints here.

Indiana has lifetime carry permits and I think there's a state law that there must be a gunshow every weekend. Cash and carry private sales and no waiting period transfers.

They did jump on the red flag bandwagon and passed one of the first. I haven't heard of it being abused yet but I'm very disappointed that our gop majority state gov. would knee jerk a redflag law. OMG...Just Do Something!

The way I understand it redflag can't be used to settle grudges but can only be initiated by someone with standing in a particular case. Still I expect abuse and am ashamed of my state government.

I think it's a question of more than just the technicalities of the law but also the political climate where most of us live.
Georgia seems pretty good to me. The laws could use a little fine tuning but most of the state has law enforcement that is friendly to gun rights. Even in the urban and suburban areas where some politicians may not like us so much, the people that make the important decisions, police and prosecutors, are good with law abiding gun owners.

I'll back up what recoatlift and gearhounds said: West (by God) Virginia is very 2A-friendly.

FL is very good but it's always a battle with the Northerns escaping NY and such invading South Florida yet still voting like dumb asses.

State pre-emption is high on my list of likes - post whatever NO GUNS signs you like, it has no force of law.

Detractors are the no-AR15s until 21 and needing a CCW to avoid the handgun waiting period.

But remember FL started the CCW revolution - you're welcome.

Ditto on Misouri.

Happy in PA.

Open carry is legal without a permit. No silly classes to get a CCW permit...just $20 every 4 years.

Buy whatcha want when ya want etc...

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Originally posted by downtownv:
Has Florida and Texas slipped?

Texas isn't even close to the top.

Utah is about as good as it gets. All we're missing is Constitutional carry.

I can carry practically anywhere. Hospitals, schools (all schools, the University and my daughter's kindergarten alike), churches, bars...you name it.

Idaho is pretty good. Shall issue state.
Basic Carry License - recip 25 states
Enhanced Carry License - recip 37 states (and allows carry on public college campus)
Non-resident License
Constitutional Carry - no license needed (which really allowed inside city limits, outside city limits was already legal)
Open Carry
Stand your ground
Can carry inside our state house
State preemption law (no local regulation, nor confiscation)

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Originally posted by downtownv:
Has Florida and Texas slipped?

Texas isn't even close to the top.

I still wonder why people are all like, “hurr durr, Texas has all the best gun laws”.

Quick way of letting me know they have zero idea of what they’re talking about.