Well folks, almost two years since leaving People's Republic MA for FL. It was only a few weeks after I left did the ban on ARs and other scary guns take place, which confirmed my decision. Going into get my CCW transferred (I had a non res CCW) was so fast and easy, I truly felt like I was in some bizzaro land. Seeing pretty much what ever I want in stores also took some getting used to.
Wondering if a new chief would come to town, and have the town I was in go from "green" to "red" was a stress I didn't fully appreciate 'till it was gone. For me, FL made sense as I have biz in FL, it was rated the freest state in the nation (one can obviously play with the metrics and conclude another stats is freerer, but always in the top 10), no state income, no snow, access to the ocean when ever I want, daily sunset walk on the beach with my dog, and other benefits that appealed to me.
Oh, and for what I sold my meager house in Natick for, I purchased 2 houses in cash, and was left with a solid chunk O $ in the bank. That may or may not apply/appeal to you, but when my property tax went over 8k per year, that was the final straw for me. I'm paying 8k+ per year to be generally sh&^ on and having my 2A Rights and others chipped away at, and enough was enough.
Not trying to talk anyone into moving to FL, and it's far from perfect, but there's no perfect place, so you find what state covers most/much of what you want/need, and go there. I will say, unless you must live in MA (and I left most of my family in MA), I do highly recommend you GTF out of there. In retrospect, should have left 10 years ago.
Even since I left MA, I can see things have gone from bad to worse. Now I see they are putting these signs up in Boston. Now, I'm not for hassling some women on a train who happens to be Muslim, etc, but is that really where tax dollars should be spent? Considering the current state of things, signs about what to look for in radical Muslims in your area may be more likely to save lives in my view. Islamophobia is not an issue in the US as of yet in any real way, but that may change if they continue to kill people and blow chit up in the name of Islam, but I digress.
Just for the record, I'm right of center Libertarian oriented person and do not consider myself nor identify as a conservative.
Finally, I'm a tour guide/answer guy at the UDT-SEAL Museum in my spare time should anyone find themselves in FL. It's a must see, believe me. When I was in Natick, I considered doing the same at the WWII museum, but they treated me like a scumbag and lectured me about CCW in the museum (The irony!!!) I lost all interest in ever stepping foot in the place again. That was during the NES meet up at the museum some of you attended.
Boston will put up 50 posters on how to address Islamophobia
Wondering if a new chief would come to town, and have the town I was in go from "green" to "red" was a stress I didn't fully appreciate 'till it was gone. For me, FL made sense as I have biz in FL, it was rated the freest state in the nation (one can obviously play with the metrics and conclude another stats is freerer, but always in the top 10), no state income, no snow, access to the ocean when ever I want, daily sunset walk on the beach with my dog, and other benefits that appealed to me.
Oh, and for what I sold my meager house in Natick for, I purchased 2 houses in cash, and was left with a solid chunk O $ in the bank. That may or may not apply/appeal to you, but when my property tax went over 8k per year, that was the final straw for me. I'm paying 8k+ per year to be generally sh&^ on and having my 2A Rights and others chipped away at, and enough was enough.
Not trying to talk anyone into moving to FL, and it's far from perfect, but there's no perfect place, so you find what state covers most/much of what you want/need, and go there. I will say, unless you must live in MA (and I left most of my family in MA), I do highly recommend you GTF out of there. In retrospect, should have left 10 years ago.
Even since I left MA, I can see things have gone from bad to worse. Now I see they are putting these signs up in Boston. Now, I'm not for hassling some women on a train who happens to be Muslim, etc, but is that really where tax dollars should be spent? Considering the current state of things, signs about what to look for in radical Muslims in your area may be more likely to save lives in my view. Islamophobia is not an issue in the US as of yet in any real way, but that may change if they continue to kill people and blow chit up in the name of Islam, but I digress.
Just for the record, I'm right of center Libertarian oriented person and do not consider myself nor identify as a conservative.
Finally, I'm a tour guide/answer guy at the UDT-SEAL Museum in my spare time should anyone find themselves in FL. It's a must see, believe me. When I was in Natick, I considered doing the same at the WWII museum, but they treated me like a scumbag and lectured me about CCW in the museum (The irony!!!) I lost all interest in ever stepping foot in the place again. That was during the NES meet up at the museum some of you attended.
Boston will put up 50 posters on how to address Islamophobia
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