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Banned
Just saw this report and saw that it hits a lot of our buttons.
From the study:
"Our approach to measuring freedom in the states is unique in three respects: (1) it includes measures of social and personal freedoms such as peaceable citizens’ rights to educate their own children, to own and carry firearms, and to be free from unreasonable search and seizure; (2) it incorporates more than 150 distinct public policies; and (3) it is particularly careful to measure fiscal policies in a way that reflects the true cost of government to the citizen. "
Open carry is specifically mentioned in the paternalism category. "...while 26 states allow anyone to wear a handgun openly on the hip without a permit of any kind....
http://mercatus.org/publication/freedom-50-states-index-personal-and-economic-freedom
Washington ranks down near the bottom of the overall category.
From the study:
"Our approach to measuring freedom in the states is unique in three respects: (1) it includes measures of social and personal freedoms such as peaceable citizens’ rights to educate their own children, to own and carry firearms, and to be free from unreasonable search and seizure; (2) it incorporates more than 150 distinct public policies; and (3) it is particularly careful to measure fiscal policies in a way that reflects the true cost of government to the citizen. "
Open carry is specifically mentioned in the paternalism category. "...while 26 states allow anyone to wear a handgun openly on the hip without a permit of any kind....
http://mercatus.org/publication/freedom-50-states-index-personal-and-economic-freedom
Washington ranks down near the bottom of the overall category.