Scorch, I agree but:
Why not Wyoming?
Or Montana?
DOH! And we did forget Alaska too, yall, as WA pointed out. It's the most open AND beautiful AND gun-friendly of them ALL! A bit chilly though....
I'd probably rank my choices something like this, from what little I know, taking into account both gun-friendliness, and pristine beauty & wild game & fish (but not economics, etc.):
1. Alaska
2. Idaho
3. Wyoming
4. Montana
5. Utah
6. Colorado
7. Nevada
8. Washington (eastern)
9. Oregon (eastern)
10. Texas
11. Georgia
12. Tennessee
13. Alabama
14. South Dakota
15. North Dakota
16. Minnesota
17. Arkansas
18. Louisiana
19. Missouri
20. Oklahoma
21. Kentucky
22. West Virginia
23. South Carolina
24. Mississippi
25. Nebraska
26. Wisconsin
27. Kansas
Correct me if I'm wrong folks.
[When Jim Doyle is working at Burger King, Wisconsin will jump up 5-10 places immediately!]