[bolobaby]

I just discovered that to get *any* gun license in NJ, you have to wait nearly 3 months. THREE MONTHS! Even if you just want a hunting rifle!

Could you imagine if you moved to a state and they said, "You have the right to free speech here, but you'll have to wait three months before you are allowed to actually say anything."

It's BS.

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

[cavtrooper21]

The Moon.
Mars.
.... The other side of the Milky Way.

[neverdem]

Alaska and Vermont don't require any paperwork for handguns, rifles or shotguns except the Federal NICS check, but politically Vermont is trending the wrong way with pols like Howard Dean and the self proclaimed socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders.

[dasboot]

Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

Chile

[c-b 1]

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

Arizona meets most of your criteria, I don't consider the taxes low, but coming from NJ you may see it differently.

There is no waiting to buy a gun, the dealer calls the NIS, if you are cleared, you fill out the ATF form, and leave with the gun, if you have a CCW all you have to do is fill out the ATF form. Open carry is legal in Arizona.

[smoothsailing]

Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Works for me.

[henderson field]

New Jersey leads in Cultural Pollution and the number of unassimilated persons from foreign countries that are communist.

[JackelopeBreeder]

Cochise County, Arizona.

Mostly troglodytic paleocons like me. We still have tails, just mastered upright bipedal posture, and may figure out this business of opposable thumbs one of these days.

If you know the difference between a bit and a byte, you're hired.

A really nice house will set you back less than $150K and your property tax will only be about $1200 per annum.

Good values? Not sure about that. Do you drink and like to corrupt good Mormons into becoming Jack-Mormons? Don't worry, they like it.

Laws? Sorry, this is the wrong side of the Babocomari River. Laws are only advisory in nature.

Please check yore guns at the door -- to make sure they are loaded.

[KarlInOhio]

Could you imagine if you moved to a state and they said, "You have the right to free speech here, but you'll have to wait three months before you are allowed to actually say anything."

Well everyone knows that free speech is a collective right rather than an individual right. It refers to things like New Jersey Public Television and Radio, not to you just speaking your mind on the street corner. < /leftist 2nd amendment logic applied to the 1st amendment >

[agitator]

"Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?"

The part about the "growing economy" is the "I want my cake and eat it too" part. Growing economy implies high density population centers. After closing in on 50 years on the planet I have come to the conclusion that high population density is never conducive to retention of rights. In fact, it's been my observation that regulation and restriction of rights increase in direct proportion to population population density.

Wyoming. Don't come here :)

[ar15girl]

Sure thing..........welcome to Virginia :)

[Barn Owl]

If you want to work for one of the "beltway bandits", come to Huntsville, AL
Barn Owl

[upchuck]

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

I was going through this same quandary at the beginning of last year. I made a few road trips which helped.

Then I came across Find Your Spot. After taking their free test they recommended several places based on how I answered the questions. One of the places I had never heard of before: Aiken, SC. I have now - I live here and am very content. And it meets all of your criteria.

Link.

[Vic3O3]

Texas.

[Ancesthntr]

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

Join another refugee from the PRNJ in Texas, Free America. NO state income tax, a growing population, decent prices on virtually everything vs. the NE (esp. housing), and NO restrictions on what you can own (except what the Feds say, and that applies everywhere). Carry permits are "shall issue" and arrive in about 75 days, you don't get carted off to jail because you have a spring-loaded, stamped-metal box (i.e. a magazine) that the all-knowing nanny state thinks is "too big" for your own good. I also know several people that own machine guns.

You really can't beat Texas, unless you absolutely can't take the heat. If so, probably you belong in southern NH (where a bunch of refugees from the PDRM reside, incl. a friend of mine with a safe full of machine guns).

[Lazamataz]

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

Outside the perimeter, in any Atlanta suburb.

Inside the perimeter, it gets liberal again.

[El Gato]

Good thing I'm planning on moving soon. Just trying to figure out where I can find the friendliest territory. Criteria: predominately republican, growing economy, low cost of living, good values, low taxes, and sensible laws. Any suggestions?

Texas, Oklahoma (if you like red dirt) or Virgina, or Tennessee or several others. Texas may have the most to offer in the job area and cost of living (well with both considered together at least), depending on your field of course. Property taxes could be lower, but no state income tax!