I am as shallow as any other Kalifornian- NOT.
But once you can get past the anti-freedom, anti-free speech, anti-free market, dysfunctional politics, warped civil rights agendas and the outrageous cost of living, it is a nice place to be.
I moved here 8 years ago from out of the country, and at first I loved it. Of course, I had no interest in firearms at the time, so I had no idea I was oppressed. But with a political awakening, a passion for black things that go bang, and a growing weariness with the growing population and increased traffic, living costs and stupid laws, I am ready to leave.
The big problem? Really good, secure jobs for both of us, a nice home that we bought just before prices started to roar, and uncertainty. Where would we go? What would we do when we get there?
And how in the heck am I going to move a beautiful, 5 year old marine reef tank to a new state? I had trouble moving it 30 miles to our new home. It is thriving with corals, mushrooms, fish, shrimp etc., a true balanced ecosystem.
My firearms are important to me, my rights are foremost. I resent being registered, I resent paying for it too, which is why I joined the NRA, GOA and CRPA (that is not a mis-spell either). I donate extra to GOA and CRPA (California Rifle and Pistol Assoc), I write enough to Boxer and Feinstein that I probably have an FBI file now because I am a single issue person, and you can guess how much those two agree with my views. My congressman, Tom Lantos, supposedly fought Nazis when he was a kid in Hungary, but from his anti-freedom voting record you see he learned nothing from history, even though he lived it. He doesn't like to hear from me. I write to my stupid state assemblyman, who unfortunately is a co-sponsor of the newest attempt at licensing handgun owners (Kevin Shelley), and my bimbo state senator (Jackie Speier) who hasn't found an anti-firearms bill she won't vote for.
My fiance is now to the point where she is the more vocal proponent in our home for moving. If anyone has some good ideas, we would love to hear them. We are looking for land with trees, near water, preferably in hills/mountains, with some kind of large town nearby. Privacy desired, so I can put my own range on the land.
Madkiwi