Guns#40 of 102 · Added July 31, 2026
Gun Friendliness
Ammo.com’s 2026 ranking of state gun laws, taxes, and legislators, 1 = friendliest
Data: Ammo.com, 2026 ↗nhmaps.com/89
New Hampshire has some of the best gun laws in the country.
Gun-friendliness rank (1 = friendliest), a composite of state gun laws, carry and permit rules, legislators' Second Amendment voting records, and firearm-specific taxes (rank of 50)
Source & data: Ammo.com, 2026 ↗Found via post ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | #1 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | #2 |
| 3 | Arkansas | #3 |
| 4 | Montana | #4 |
| 5 | South Dakota | #5 |
| 6 | Mississippi | #6 |
| 7 | Missouri | #7 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #8 |
| 9 | Texas | #9 |
| 10 | North Dakota | #10 |
| 11 | Idaho | #11 |
| 12 | Wyoming | #12 |
| 13 | Alaska | #13 |
| 14 | South Carolina | #14 |
| 15 | Alabama | #15 |
| 16 | Kentucky | #16 |
| 17 | Tennessee | #17 |
| 18 | Florida | #18 |
| 19 | Louisiana | #19 |
| 20 | Indiana | #20 |
| 21 | Georgia | #21 |
| 22 | Iowa | #22 |
| 23 | Kansas | #23 |
| 24 | Arizona | #24 |
| 25 | Utah | #25 |
| 26 | North Carolina | #26 |
| 27 | Maine | #27 |
| 28 | Ohio | #28 |
| 29 | Nevada | #29 |
| 30 | Virginia | #30 |
| 31 | Vermont | #31 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | #32 |
| 33 | Delaware | #33 |
| 34 | Oregon | #34 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | #35 |
| 36 | New Mexico | #36 |
| 37 | Nebraska | #37 |
| 38 | Colorado | #38 |
| 39 | Minnesota | #39 |
| 40 | Washington | #40 |
| 41 | Michigan | #41 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | #42 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | #43 |
| 44 | Maryland | #44 |
| 45 | Connecticut | #45 |
| 46 | New Jersey | #46 |
| 47 | Illinois | #47 |
| 48 | New York | #48 |
| 49 | California | #49 |
| 50 | Hawaii | #50 |