What country would you move to with you firearms?

[cheygriz]

THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE! THIS IS THE LAST FRONTIER OF FREEDOM!

If we don't keep our heads out of our armpits, and keep what we have, no one else in the world will have the bright shing star on the hill to look at and hope for.

Turn off the basketball game and go out and stand up for your freedom.

Our backs are against the wall. There's nowhere else to go.

 

[X-Rap]

The air out here in the Rockies must be clearer, I couldn't agree with you more.

 

[KodiakBeer]

Honduras has liberal gun laws. You can carry concealed. Even tourists can carry concealed - you can contact the consul and get a permit before even departing for Honduras.

A lot of gringo's are settling in the bay islands off the Caribbean coast (Roatan, Utila). There, on the Caribbean coast English is widely spoken (or at least Caribbean form of English).

 

[SpeedAKL]

That freedom index was a neat tool.

A buddy of mine has discussed moving down to Roatan for a year or so while he completes a graphic novel. Apparently the island is quite user-friendly for us Norteamericanos.

 

[X-Rap]

Being able to have a gun in a foreign country is one thing, having used it to defend yourself and being thrown into the legal system there is quite another.
I'll take my chances in the rural western USA any day.

 

[GambJoe]

Somewhere cheap.

The grass was always greener until you think about it.

There are allot of places in the world (even parts of the United States) that you don't need a fire arm.

If there is a place with no crime and is cheap to live let me know.

For now I'll stick to my guns and continue my search in these United States.

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

I like Miami, It is kind of like the United States.

 

[DC Plumber]

Great post! Me and a buddy get together shoot, have a few cocktails, play cards and complain about life. We always ask, "where would we go if we had to leave the US". The best answer is always Canada, except we can't take our handgun collections.

If I had to leave, I'd go to Canada. If I don't have to leave, I'll never leave The U.S.

Like someone else said, as bad as it may seem at times, we actually have it dang good.

 

[UKarmourer]

Be grateful guys!
The USA is top of my job hunting list for 5 yrs time, then I might actually get some freedom! (if regular guys can get Green cards by then, right now its only the rich)

 

[Calibre44]

USA

 

[DM~]

I'm "Christian by choice, American by the grace of God" AND would not choose another country to live in!

DM

 

[rbernie]

Threads like this almost always turn into either ethocentric rantings or debates over immigration politics - neither of which are on topic for THR. Sadly, this thread is no different from all of the ones that have come before it on this topic.

If I just deleted your post - now you know why.

Let's not do that again.

 

[Sky]

The original intent of the post was where would you move to, not do you want to move there. Not a red white and blue chest thumping by the grace of god etc etc kinda of question. Many have never been outside of the United States or have only been to garden spots like Haiti or some sand pit. Both are not worth mentioning. If you sit back and look at the world and the governments of various countries it is not to hard for anyone to figure out we have had it good in the USA...That is not the question....the question is where other than the states could we live with our guns?

 

[Bonesinium]

I would move back to the United States of America. Hopefully I will be able to some day soon. Unfortunately my current assignment is to this place called New Jersey.

If I were to move to another country, firearms would likely have to take a backseat. I quite enjoyed Italy...well, Sicily I mean, so maybe someplace on the Mediterranean.

 

[Ben86]

All of the countries I would like to live in (as a lesser substitute for this one) allow little to no firearm ownership, so I have no answer to your question.

Be grateful guys!
The USA is top of my job hunting list for 5 yrs time, then I might actually get some freedom! (if regular guys can get Green cards by then, right now its only the rich)

My wife (from Vietnam) has told me they have made it more difficult and costly to get one lately. That's a shame, especially for the people trying to immigrate legally. Good luck to you. Many legal immigrants I have met are much more appreciative of our freedoms and more "American" than most Americans. It is a strange thing.

 

[Vyacheslav]

i'd move to Switzerland yesterday but a country with such a high standard of living must be hard to gain citizenship

 

[Larry E]

I think I'll just stay in Montana, the Canadians mostly don't want to come across the border illegally, and the way things are going we may be an independent country (along with parts of Wyoming, Western ND and SD, Idaho, and maybe southern Alberta) depending on what happens elsewhere.

Maybe I'm a pessimist but things are lookin' decidedly ugly out there ladies and gentlemen.

 

[Sky]

Yes a Visa for someone to come and visit is very hard for many foreign nationals to get. I talked to some people who had applied 3 times for a Visa to visit the states; each time they went it cost them 4800 Bhat *approx $160* just to have them say no.
No wonder many just come on in from our southern borders!!

Seems like other countries I have traveled to want you to come and spend your money there so the process is not such a rip off.

When refused a Visa for the states they are usually told they are at risk for not returning to their own country and might try to stay illegally! Wow !

 

[henschman]

The only freer place I know of is Antarctica. There is no government there, which is ideal for anyone wanting to live in liberty.

 

[Wes B]

I have always wanted to move to Alaska

 

[oneounceload]

Since the news about what is happening to Texas is verboten, I'll second moving to Switzerland - they just passed some very pro-gun legislation to maintain gun ownership

 

[Deltaboy1984]

I'm in TX and we can become a Country again!

 

[S. Hill]

I considered this very same question a number of years ago. I was looking for someplace to retire. My criteria were; somewhere warm, with a low cost-of-living, that spoke English, and where I could keep my guns.

I looked at Belize, but could never find their policy on private firearms ownership. According to the "Freedom Index" they rank at 30% in that department. While it is hard to get a good understanding from the table, it is my experience that if you have money, more options are usually available to you.

If you retire to a third world country, you will be wealthier than 90% of the residents, and so your standard of living will be higher than the average. If you keep your money in a US bank, and make periodic draws in US dollars, you don't have to worry about hyperinflation in whatever economy you settle. But, since you are one of the “rich” people in the country, you will probably be taxed at a VERY high level.

If you keep your US citizenship, you may be restricted from owning property, owning firearms, voting, or owning a business. You may be able to establish dual citizenship, but some countries don't allow that. If you don't become a citizen of the new country, you will usually need to get a visa that will have to be renewed periodically, and can be denied for any reason.

Finally, you have the greatest "freedom" in a country without a functioning government. But who would choose to live in anarchy?

Oh, and thanks for posting the link to the "Freedom Index". Very informative.

 

[FourteenMiles]

I want to move to "waving country".

Me and a new friend (two city boys) were going to visit some land his dad had recently purchased. So we drive out there, turn off the highway and follow a long winding road. We are approaching someones house by the side of the road and I notice a women out in her yard. I turned to my buddy and asked "Is this waving country", and he looks at me with a big grin and nods yes. As we approach sure enough she turns around and waves and we both stick our hands up and smile. After we pass we both start cracking up at the understood cultural differences between the city and country. We were not laughing at her, just the situation of driving for a couple hundred miles and then finally waving to a single stranger besides the road, simply because of the location and culture.

Seriously though I would not mind living in the Czech Republic. From what I understand they have carry permits along with other liberal gun laws. Not to mention all the wonderful places to visit being only a days travel away by train and not needing a passport to visit them.

 

[Ben86]

I want to move to "waving country".

It is a somewhat comical, but heartwarming cultural phenomonon. I can't make eye contact passing someone standing by the road without a wave usually initiated by them.

I'll take my warm southern culture over crass yankee culture any day.