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==Gun Laws in the 50 States and D.C.==
While most [[Bill of Rights]] issues have been ironed out at the national level by the [[Supreme Court]] and applied to the 50 [[States]] (e.g. [[search and seizure]], [[due process]], etc.), the [[Court]] has studiously '''avoided''' so applying the [[Second Amendment|'''Second''' Amendment]]. Therefore, [[Gun Owners of America|gun owners]] have no local Second Amendment protection and are at the legislative mercy of their State, if not their [[county]] or [[city]]. This foments random peril for any travelling gun owner.

== Anti Second Amendment State List ==
The list of [[:Category:Anti Second Amendment|Anti Second Amendment]] [[Essay:Free States Movement#Naughty State List|"Unfree states"]] - [[Nanny State]]s was established by polling readers/listeners of [[:Category:Conservative Blogs|conservative blogs]], [[:Category:Conservative Podcasts|conservative podcasts]], [[:Category:Conservative Websites|conservative websites]],  [[:Category:Conservative Forums|conservative forums]], [[:Category:Libertarian Blogs|libertarian blogs]], [[:Category:Preparedness Blogs|preparedness blogs]], and [[:Category:Gun Blogs|Gun blogs]].<ref>http://walkingtofreedom.com/forum/index.php?topic=2.0 Accessed March 28, 2014</ref>

Below is the list with some of their [[gun control|gun grabbing]] [[Constitution]] violating, [[Oath]]-[[treason|breaker]] [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] [[elitist]] [[politician]]s<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/50richest/the-50-richest-members-of-congress-112th-2012.html Accessed March 29, 2014</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians Accessed March 29, 2014</ref> politicians:<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth Accessed March 29, 2014</ref>

* [[California]] - [[Diane Feinstein]] (worth $41.78 million), [[Nancy Pelosi]] (worth $26.43 million), [[Barbara Boxer]], [[Henry Waxman]], [[Alan Lowenthal]] (CA-47), Howard Berman, Bob Filner, Jane Harman, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Tom Lantos, Susan Davis, [[Los Angeles]] Mayor [[Eric Garcetti]], [[San Diego]] Mayor [[Bob Filner]]

* [[Colorado]] - [[Jared Polis]] (worth $72.09 million)

* [[Connecticut]] - [[Richard Blumenthal]] (worth $79.11 million), [[Joe Lieberman]]

* [[Delaware]] - former Sen. [[Joe Biden]]

* [[Hawaii]] - [[Brian Schatz]]

* [[Illinois]] - [[Chicago]] Mayor [[Rahm Emanuel]] (worth $12 million with $6 mil salary),<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1426034.html Accessed March 29, 2014</ref> [[Brad Schneider]] (IL-10), [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL-9)

* [[Maryland]] - [[Benjamin Cardin]], 

* [[Maine]] - [[Chellie Pingree]] (worth $28.58 million)

* [[Massachusetts]] - John Kerry (worth $193 million), [[Ted Kennedy]] (was worth $163 million), [[Barney Frank]] [D, MA-04]

* [[New Jersey]] - [[Frank Lautenberg]] (was worth $116.1 million), Steve Rothman

* [[New York]] - former Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]], [[New York City]] former Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] (worth $31 billion), [[Charles Schumer]], [[Mario Cuomo]], [[Jerrold Nadler]], [[Anthony Weiner]],  (sexting scandal), [[Gary Ackerman]], [[Steve Israel]], [[Eliot Engel]], [[Nita Lowey]], [[Jerrold Nadler]], 

* [[Oregon]] - [[Ron Wyden]]

* [[Rhode Island]] - [[David Cicilline]] (RI-1)

* [[Vermont]] - Bernie Sanders

* [[Washington State]] - Maria Cantwell (worth $5.56 million)

* [[Washington DC]] - [[President]] [[Barack Obama]]


"The [[East Coast]] and [[West Coast]]s had the most [[liberal states]] including [[Vermont]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Delaware]], [[New York]], [[Hawaii]], [[Oregon]], [[Washington]], [[Maine]], [[California]] and [[New Jersey]]." <ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie Accessed March 28, 2014</ref>

==Qualities of the Free States==
A free state suggests:
* Respect for the [[unalienable rights]]/[[civil rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]], especially the [[gun rights]] / right to [[self-defense]], [[home security]] and [[deterrence]] against [[tyranny]]
* [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]]
* [[Conservative values]]
* [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and [[Fiscal conservatism]] -[[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]]
* [[Essay:Modern Survivalism]]: "[[Essay:if times get tough, or even if then don't]]", [[Essay:Debt is financial cancer]], [[Essay:Tax is theft]], [[Renewable energy]], [[Financial security]], [[Essay:You are in control of your life]]

==Advice from James Wesley Rawles of the Survival Blog==
According to New York Times best selling [[preparedness]] author [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[The Survival Blog]] in the [[American Redoubt]], "Because most [[survivalist]]s are [[Gun Owners of America|gun owners]], [[gun control]] laws should be considered a key factor when deciding where you plan to relocate. Do some research. Ideally, you are looking for a state that allows vehicular and “on the hip” [[open carry]], with non-discretionary [[concealed carry]] permits, and with non-regulated [[private party firearms sales|private party firearms transaction]]s. (No “[[paper trail]].”)"

Mr. Rawles expands on specific progressive police states, "The [[unfree state|worst states]] to for a gun owner to live in are of course the “Locked up and Unloaded” States such as [[New Jersey|"Neu Jersey"]] and [[California|"Kalifornia"]]. According to the [[NRA-ILA]], under California law, to legally have an unloaded handgun in your car outside of a locked container you must be going to or from a [[shooting range]], to or from a [[gun show]], or on a [[hunting trip]]. Otherwise, they must be both unloaded and locked in a case or in the vehicle’s locked trunk. (See California Penal Code sec. 12025 and 12026 for details.) I suppose that means that if you want to carry an unloaded handgun in your car and don’t want to have to spend extra time both having to take the time to get it out of a locked case AND then loading it, you should always carry a pair of earmuffs, some shooting glasses, and some targets in your car… “But [[police state|officer]], I was planning to go to the range after work!”"<ref>223 {{James Wesley Rawles authorized quotation}} February 12, 2015 [http://survivalblog.com/gun_laws_as_a_criteria_for_cho/ Gun Laws as a Criteria for Choosing Your Retreat Locale]. No publication date listed.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Essay:Free States Movement]]
* [[Strategic relocation]] [[vote with your feet]] from an [[Essay:Unfree states|unfree state]] to a [[free state]]
* [[American Redoubt]]: [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Oregon|Eastern Oregon]], [[Wyoming]], [[Washington|Eastern Oregon]]
* [[Survivalist retreat]]
* [[Essay:Survivalist Retreat Potential Rank]]
* [[Essay:Gun Enthusiast's Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms]]
* [[Essay:Criteria for Choosing a Survivalist Retreat Locale]]
* [[Essay:Crime Safety Ranking]]
* [[Essay:Length of Growing Season State Rank]]
* [[Essay:Population Density of the 50 States Versus Available Farm Land]]
* [[Essay:Per Capita Income of the States]]
* [[Nuclear target structures]]
* [[Bugging out|Bugout]] Location - [[Bug-out bag]], [[Bug-out vehicle]]

==External links==
* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], [http://survivalblog.com/gun_laws_as_a_criteria_for_cho/ Gun Laws as a Criteria for Choosing Your Retreat Locale], [[Idaho]], [[American Redoubt]]: [[The Survival Blog]], No publication date listed. Accessed February 12, 2015.

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