Move to a Free State.
One Satuday here in Texas, a guy with a New England accent was in a local gun store looking at handguns. He found one he liked and asked the clerk where he had to register it to buy it in Texas, as he had just moved from Massachusetts.
Clerk said you don’t have to register a gun in Texas. Man asks what do I have to do to buy one, then. Clerk said if you have a Texas drivers license with your current address (he said he did), then all you do is fill out the federal 4473 form. Then we call the NICS center and if you don’t have a criminal record,we sell you the gun.
Well, he asked, when could he take the gun home? In about 15 minutes if you pass the NICS check. The guy was getting more and more incredulous of what the clerk was saying, and other customers were trying to assure him the Clerk was correct. He then thought we were all putting him on. He quickly left the shop, apparently terrified. Somebody, maybe me, shouted after him, “Welcome to Texas!”
If I were sentenced to live in Massachusetts for some reason, I’d be extremely careful about buying a gun, too.
Great story. It’s the same here in Idaho. My insurance lady grew up in some of our best elk hunting country. She didn’t ask if I own firearms. She just naturally figured I did. I carry and have for years. I recently change from USCCA to Attorneys On Retainer. They cover a lot of issues USCCA won’t. The reason I carry is so my guns don’t get stolen among other things.