Originally Posted by
blues
People leave (flee) the states for a variety of reasons. I'd guess that most folks that move from the Northeast don't do so for anything to do with gun ownership. Crime? Perhaps. Otherwise it may be tax related, healthcare related, weather related, quality of life related, etc. Guns? Not so much. And since guns aren't part and parcel of most of their lives to begin with, to them it's just normal not to have them...and certainly not to advocate for them.
Honestly, as a retired LEO I didn't move to western NC because of the gun policy. I just got lucky in that regard. I moved here, (at the time), for the mountains, which are very similar to the Adirondacks of upstate NY where I backpacked, climbed, paddled and x-c skied, and the small town lifestyle which is something I've always wanted but never had the opportunity to experience.