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When I retired in Washington state I moved to Idaho within two weeks.
I moved here primarily because it is one of the most gun-friendly states in the country.
We have the stand your ground law.
We have the castle doctrine law covering both your home and your vehicle.
Open carry is legal for anyone over 18.
Concealed carry is legal for anyone over 18 without a concealed carry permit.
Concealed carry permits are easily obtainable for reciprocity in neighboring states and most states in the country ... even extremely liberal states (with restrictions). They are issued on a shall-issue basis, not a may-issue basis. They are good for 5 years.
Background checks are done within minutes at gun shops while you wait.
There is no waiting period to buy a gun.
If you have a state-issued CCW permit there is no background check to buy a gun because one was done when they issued you your permit.
It is a deeply red state so those laws are not likely to change any time soon.

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We have the stand your ground law.
We have the castle doctrine law covering both your home and your vehicle.
Open carry is legal for anyone over 18.
Concealed carry is legal for anyone over 18 without a concealed carry permit.
Concealed carry permits are easily obtainable for reciprocity in neighboring states and most states in the country ... even extremely liberal states (with restrictions).
Background checks are done within minutes at gun shops while you wait.
If you have a state-issued CCW permit there is no background check to buy a gun because one was done when they issued you your permit.
It is a deeply red state so those laws are not likely to change any time soon.
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KY is identical
 
I never thought I'd ever say this - but- Ohio has done an about-face in the last 20 years & is a really decently gun-friendly place to live.
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Indiana is about that good we have to do a back ground check when we buy a new guns but we have lifetime CCLs so no reapplying.
 
A background check is a Federal requirement, every state has to comply. The hold up is usually the FBI due, recently at least, to insufficient manpower.



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TX Nimrod said:
A background check is a Federal requirement, every state has to comply. The hold up is usually the FBI due, recently at least, to insufficient manpower.



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My state is similar. With a permit, no NICS check is done. Though I don't know for sure, I assume the valid permit is sufficient because a federal check is done at the time of issuance.
 
Sadly, TX is more restrictive. No CC or open carry (handguns) without permit, and because of the influx of leftist non-Texans due to our booming economy (well at least it had been booming before the Wuhan) we're becoming bluer every day.
 
Yup. As far as I know, if you're in the CCDW permit pool here, Kentucky State Police are running your background check every 30 days, so the permit holds some weight regarding background check at purchase time. If your permit is revoked for obvious reasons, and you don't surrender it, they'll come find it. KRS 237.110(13)(c) So the odds of that permit being in hand unlawfully is slim.
 
As far as I know, if you're in the CCDW permit pool here, Kentucky State Police are running your background check every 30 days,
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Just to confirm your knowledge, I was just told the same by an instructor last night.
 
A background check is a Federal requirement, every state has to comply
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Incorrect. If a law enforcement agency issues the CCW permit the state can request a wavier from the ATF regarding the background checks.
 
Don P said:
A background check is a Federal requirement, every state has to comply
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Incorrect. If a law enforcement agency issues the CCW permit the state can request a wavier from the ATF regarding the background checks.
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The waiver does not remove the federal requirement that a background check be performed. It simply allows the state to conduct the background check in lieu of the FFL having to call NICS. One way or another, a background check must be performed.
 
My wife wants to head to Idaho when we retire, I want to head back to my home state of Missouri or back to Indiana maybe Tennessee where I spent a good portion of my life.
I am worried that Idaho will fall like Colorado did within the next decade. It was only 20 years ago that Colorado was a wonderful, blood red state and has since turned into excrement.
 
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