http://www.gunsandammo.com/2014/05/22/best-states-for-gun-owners-2014/

My State is number 44 

Louisiana is 27 but just passed a few new laws that might have improved its rating a little...

  NRA-ILA sent this out 6/3/2014

Louisiana: Legislature Adjourns from Another Successful Session for Gun Owners and Sportsmen

The 2014 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature concluded yesterday, with NRA members enjoying significant victories in the passage and enactment of pro-Second Amendment legislation along with defeat of all restrictive gun control measures.  Your phone calls and e-mails made the difference throughout the legislative process!
Governor Bobby Jindal (R) has already signed the following NRA-supported bills into law, all of which will take effect on August 1:

House Bill 72, sponsored by state Representative Joe Lopinto (R-Metairie) and state Senator Bob Kostelka (R-Monroe), solves a conflict between the state concealed carry law and a separate criminal statute to clarify that concealed handgun permit holders may possess firearms in restaurants that serve alcohol.  Louisiana will now join the 49 other states that allow some form of carry for personal protection in these establishments.

House Bill 186/Senate Bill 212, sponsored by state Representative Cameron Henry (R-Metairie) and state Senator Rick Ward (R-Port Allen), will allow for the use of lawfully-owned suppressors while hunting game animals.  Louisiana now joins the majority of other states which allow firearm sound suppressors to be used for taking game.  Suppressors help prevent hearing loss, mitigate noise complaints and can increase accuracy for both experienced and novice hunters.
House Bill 1066, sponsored by state Representative Jeff Thompson (R-Bossier City) and state Senator Neil Riser (R-Columbia), makes technical changes to the state's concealed carry law which should qualify Louisiana permit holders for an exemption from the NICS check when purchasing a firearm from a federal firearm licensed dealer.  Carry permit holders in 21 other states -- including the neighboring states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas -- currently enjoy this exemption.  Note: Although this law takes effect on August 1, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (BATFE) must still review the statute changes and qualify the state for NICS alternative status.
While it has not yet been signed into law, House Bill 1112, sponsored by state Representative Sherman Mack (R-Livingston) and state Senator Dale Erdey (R-Livingston), would create a special prestige NRA license plate.
Also this session, significant anti-gun measures were defeated thanks in large part to heavy contact from gun owners and sportsmen in opposition to these misguided proposals, including:
House Bill 13, sponsored by state Representative Austin Badon (D-New Orleans), would have made it unlawful for a federal firearm licensed dealer to transfer a firearm without verifying that the purchaser had completed a firearms safety training course.

House Bill 826, sponsored by state Representative Wesley Bishop (D-New Orleans), would have repealed the "no duty to retreat" portions of the state's Castle Doctrine law.
House Bill 1189, sponsored by anti-gun state Representative Barbara Norton (D-Shreveport), would have made it a crime to intentionally expose children age ten and under to firearms that were not locked in a container or equipped with a locking device.

Early in the legislative session we reported on House Bill 272, sponsored by state Representative Alfred Williams (D-Baton Rouge).  As introduced, this measure authorized any municipality or parish to institute "gun buyback programs" with no guarantee that taxpayer dollars would not be used to finance such events and a requirement that any firearms not kept by law enforcement be destroyed.  Thanks to a House floor amendment by state Representative Jeff Thompson (R-Bossier City), the use of taxpayer dollars will be prohibited for these events and law enforcement will be able to sell any firearms collected at public auction.  HB 272 has been sent to Governor Jindal for his consideration and action.
NRA-ILA thanks the officers and members of our state affiliate, the Louisiana Shooting Association, for their work and support during this legislative session covering committee hearings and offering proponent and opponent testimony as needed.  For information on how you can join LSA, please visit www.louisianashooting.com.

Yea!!!!! My states ###3!!!!

The South Shall Rise Again - the North Doesn't have any guns - crime will reign in the Liberal states leaving the people unprotected.

Doug

 

Awesome. I moved from #37 (Washington) to #10 (Florida) yesterday.

All I will say is, we have plenty of room for gun lovers, if you don't mind the dry heat. 

Wisconsin ranked 26th.  Not bad considering it was the 49th state to have a carry law, and that wasn't long ago. 

At least we are heading in the right direction.

Greg

Oh yeah, we were number 3...Georgia....I didn't read the synopsis of individual states to see if they included the relaxation of 'where you can carry' in the revised law past recently.

Like most of the South we have people moving into the state that don't share our values. Be aware of your rights or you'll soon lose them.

Yea we have way too many liberals in Wisconsin sad to say the least that Madison and Milwaukee run our state......

My state ...11

I moved from #41 to #12

Well Texas is 14, was kinda surprised that Vermont was behind us at 17. But guess that's because they don't allow silencers, to bad for them!

Yeah, I like our move back in 2006
SoCal (46) to Utah (4)

As I am writing this I am in shit hole #51. Yes, DC. First time for me here and last as the misses wanted to tour. No surprises based on article. Flyover states winners, east coast mid alantic lower NE sellouts along with left coast.

"As I am writing this I am in shit hole #51. Yes, DC."


Hey, it's worth seeing.....I certainly wouldn't want to live there.

Quote from: Ramjet on June 07 2014 09:30:41 PM MDT
Yea we have way too many liberals in Wisconsin sad to say the least that Madison and Milwaukee run our state......

Like Chicago runs Illinois?

And wouldn't you know, I lived both places!