Input on relocating - free America!

[the ringo kid]

But stay the hell away from Austin, the liberal bastion of Texas.

I had nineteen loooooooooooooooong months there. Ive been free since July twenty eleven.

 

[the ringo kid]

Any particular part of TX? The Gulf Coast has hurricanes, the panhandle seems to be desert, according to bhayles Austin is out, R. G Amos says that Houston is out, and Dallas has the dog-pukin' Cowboys. I know it is a big state but what does that leave?

Actually--on hurricanes. Corpus doesnt get hit near as much as Florida, Ala, and Louisiana and Mexico do; thank God.. Also,we dont flood as bad as they do--Louisiana in particular.

 

[the ringo kid]

San Antonio Fool! .

Listen to Mr. T. here--San Antonio aint too bad. I wouldnt mind moving there if I ever get a chance to go another career--and retire.

 

[billwill]

Texas, Georgia or Florida sound great !!!
We are full.

 

[the ringo kid]

The hill country N and NW of San Antonio is nice. If you insist on SA, get as far NW as you can.
Been there, done that.

San Angelo is also looking VERY nice these days.

 

[the ringo kid]

I don't think that any of the proponents of Texas have mentioned that there is no state income tax. Just something else to consider!

Shhhhh--that is a secret.....We dont want a flood of refugees here.

 

[the ringo kid]

San Antonio and the surrounding smaller towns are good locales. Seguin, New Braunfels, San Marcos. The Hill Country is nice too. Fredricksbug, Kerrville.

Plano, Tx is supposed to be the most gun friendly town in the USA.

Dont forget Bandera--the Rodeo capital of the world. Ilove that place--only half hour from San Antonio. Also,much of the time--you can rub elbows with Kenny Rogers,Clint Black,Willie Nelson etc--and we normal folks dont give a hoot.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Dont forget Bandera--the Rodeo capital of the world. Ilove that place--only half hour from San Antonio. Also,much of the time--you can rub elbows with Kenny Rogers,Clint Black,Willie Nelson etc--and we normal folks dont give a hoot.

When I lived in SA, I lived just off Bandera RD.
Between the loops.

 

[zzzippper]

San Antonio Fool! You don't have any of the junk mentioned above. 80 degrees and sunny all week so far.

I left San Antonio off the list because that is the first place I am warned away from. Without pushing the limits of the rules, the demographics don't favor a middle aged white dude.

 

[the ringo kid]

I left San Antonio off the list because that is the first place I am warned away from. Without pushing the limits of the rules, the demographics don't favor a middle aged white dude.

Around the USAF bases and loop sixteen oh four--aint so bad. The worst side of town for gang activities and such--is the west side.

 

[Road Rat]

...then we'd move to West Virginia.

That is correctly pronounced "WEST - by God - Virginia"

I had a secretary a long time ago who only put it is those words!!

She wanted to be sure you didn't mistake her for being from Virginia............great lady.

 

[jinx]

Arizona or Nevada would be good if you can't take the humidity{I can't}.
You might also consider a state that has no state income tax.
I am in Wyoming{no state income tax and no humidity and gun friendly}, but may not be as warm as you would like. Just over a half million people in the entire state.

 

[timn8er]

I left San Antonio off the list because that is the first place I am warned away from. Without pushing the limits of the rules, the demographics don't favor a middle aged white dude.

I doubt you can go anywhere & not find gang activity these days. Having said that, I agree with Ringo; I would(& do)avoid that area of town.

 

[Zeman]

Charleston or Columbia, SC. I used to live in Beaufort. No one cared about Yankees. There were plenty of New Yorkers. Gun laws were not an issue.

Or you could move to this part of Wyoming. The winter has been milder overall than Michigan was. Wyoming does not require a permit to carry a gun, open or concealed, if you live here. You can hunt with a suppressor. State law essentially allows the arrests of Federal agents if they try to enforce gun laws contrary to State law and allows for making "Wyoming guns" with a claimed exemption from Federal regulation.

You can also carry whatever knife you want.

Sometimes "he needed killing" suffices for a jury, if someone did.

Most all southeastern states honor SC ccw permits, but SC won't honor Georgia. My point is to check the reciprocating states if you want the most freedom to move around.

 

[ladder13]

Texas, Georgia or Florida sound great !!!
We are full.

Got room for only 2 more, I promise to behave.

 

[kenv1950]

Some of you guys from Texas gotta stop bragging how great it is there or all of the North East is going to come and i'm gonna be stuck here in upstate n.y. alone

 

[sheepdawg]

Come to Tennessee, gun friendly, inexpensive, no income tax and we'll put up with Yankee carpetbaggers as long as they're buyin'.

 

[1sg]

Looking for honest opinions from fellow wheel gunners on making a move to a more gun friendly state in the future. The wife and I are in the early planning stages.
This is what I have so far:
Living in New York means pretty much everywhere else has a better gun owning environment ( except maybe nj ca and mass)
So we are looking for:
1)Much better weather ( we have sort of narrowed our search to Texas Arizona Nevada due to the warm weather and low humidity )
I examined the Deep South ( ga fla la miss ala) but the humidity can be brutal I understand, plus some of those states are a bit cumbersome for my professional license so they are off the list.
2) modest cost of living including taxes and housing
3) area friendly to gun owners/ new residents ( I have heard also the Deep South often resents Yankee carpetbaggers)
Open to any and all suggestions
As a military retiree being near a military post to take advantage of some of the resources available would be nice but not required
I would want to be near a gun club that does a lot of formal events like bullseye ppc Icore sass rifle and so on.
Both the wife and I are medical professionals headhunted by lots of recruiters so I do not anticipate jobs being a factor.
I appreciate any and all input especially those from the Arizona and Texas regions.

I'm a fellow NYer and chose Arizona for for similar reasons:

1. GREAT Weather
2. VERY reasonable cost of living and lower taxes. When I moved from NY I felt like I got a pay raise
3. One of the most gun friendly states in the Union
4. 3x Major DOD Installations conveniently located in the North (Luke AFB) Central (Davis Monthan AFB) and South (Ft Huachuca)
5. The town outside Ft Huachuca (Sierra Vista) is construction a brand new "state of the art" regional health center opening this Summer.

PM me if you're interested and I can give you details.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

5. The town outside Ft Huachuca (Sierra Vista) is construction a brand new "state of the art" regional health center opening this Summer.

Years ago now my name was on a short list to go to Hauchuca and work on a test.
I panicked and got myself non -selected.
Years later I went down there. It's a very neat place!
Especially in the hills West of town. It goes low heading East toward Tombstone.

 

[THEWELSHM]

I would say make sure its a RED state. Its got to be better then the Blue states.

Kind of like the reloading press color.

Thewelshm