Considering a Move

[CowboyTuff]

I'm considering leaving the state due to these new gun laws... Am I overreacting or does this move make sense to you? Also would take suggestions as to what state to move to, I'm leaning towards Oklahoma.

[HBARleatherneck]

i think we have 8 or 10 other threads just like yours of people threatening to move. so i guess if there are that many others making threats, you must not be over reacting.

[kidicarus13]

I guess you have to weigh how much the new Colorado guns laws affect your life vs how happy you and family are currently. Things don't always get better when you move. The guns laws may be better but how important is that to your overall well being.

[HBARleatherneck]

the problem with moving because of this is....

any state that has overall low population numbers EXCEPT a large city or metro area, will eventually have this problem. our Large State is ruined by the 7 county metro area. I can see that problem in Nebraska also. And many other states. I would think Oklahoma would be the same. A couple large cities filled with demotrash, they will have the numbers to out vote the rural people.

[BushMasterBoy]

Arizona has no CCW requirements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Arizona

[HBARleatherneck]

and eventually the liberals in pheonix and scottsdale will out vote the rest of the freedom loving Arizonans. it is going to happen everywhere. its inevitable.

[Teufelhund]

http://www.city-data.com/ is a great resource to look at very detailed statistics in cities you're looking at for relocation. You can use it to find median income, housing prices, voting history, average weather, and all kinds of other stuff you may find relevant.

I'm going to hold off moving out of State just yet. Not all of Colorado is a Liberal cesspool; mostly just the inner cities. I don't think this fight is over yet.

[hatidua]

When we look at which groups within American society have the highest birthrates, how those groups tend to lean at the polls, and which political party panders to those people, there isn't a state in this nation immune to what CO has experienced with regard to gun legislation. Sure, it make take a bit longer in some other states, but no state is safe from this in perpetuity. The demographics, and rate of attrition, are not long-term gun-friendly.

[Clint45]

I don't really see those laws being enforced outside of the greater Denver area, and possibly Boulder.

[HBARleatherneck]

When we look at which groups within American society have the highest birthrates, how those groups tend to lean at the polls, and which political party panders to those people, there isn't a state in this nation immune to what CO has experienced with regard to gun legislation. Sure, it make take a bit longer in some other states, but no state is safe from this in perpetuity. The demographics, and rate of attrition, are not long-term gun-friendly.

thats what i was trying to say.

[mrghost]

Besides, wherever you move to may be subject to similar gun laws at the federal level and there's no guarantee you'll have a legislature that will pass bills to ignore or criminalize federal attempts to enforce those laws. That being said, if there's enough other items in your "pros" column, then by all means, move. I've been wanting to move out of CO for a few years now, but haven't yet pinned down where I want to go and what I'd do for employment once there.

[ruthabagah]

Oklahoma is ok.... Now seriously: I lived 6 month in Enid, OK. Longest six month of my life. The whole place is flat and boring.

[sniper7]

Have to start fighting the dems somewhere. Might as well be here at home. I want all of them jobless with no welfare programs. Force them into the real world

[kidicarus13]

I don't really see those laws being enforced outside of the greater Denver area, and possibly Boulder.

They will probably be enforced "selectively" dependig on political pressure in each jurisdiction. The problem is you won't know what side of the fence you fall on until you are being arrested and/or guns confiscated.