Legal Community Against Violence attorneys have been tracking, analyzing and summarizing state firearm laws over the past 17 years. They have developed a system of categories and points to rank states.
Yes, the numbers are finally in. The northwestern state with the highest freedom rank is Idaho, with a most impressive score of 49 points. Way to go!
Scoreboard:
Washington and Oregon need to get with the program. Information on how the states were ranked can be found HERE.
Yes, the numbers are finally in. The northwestern state with the highest freedom rank is Idaho, with a most impressive score of 49 points. Way to go!

Scoreboard:
- Idaho 49
- Wyoming 43
- Montana 41
- Oregon 21
- Washington 14
Washington and Oregon need to get with the program. Information on how the states were ranked can be found HERE.