Massachusetts liberal

A Liberal from Massachusetts, in many ways the most liberal state in the United States. It is the only state where it is a crime, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least one year, for transporting a lawfully owned gun for a lawful purpose in an automobile without a special permit. Out-of-state drivers traveling to hunting or gun competitions in the Northeast have to choose between going hours out of their way to avoid Massachusetts, or spending hours attempting to obtain a permit.

Massachusetts is also the only state that has same-sex marriage. Two of the most liberal senators in the entire U.S. Senate, Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry, represent Massachusetts.^{[Citation Needed]}

John Kerry lost by millions of votes nationwide in the 2004 election against George W. Bush, yet Kerry won Massachusetts by a margin of about 62-38%.^{[Citation Needed]}