Vermont and Arizona don’t have a whole lot in common. The Grand Canyon State has blazing hot deserts, we shoveled out our cars on the first day of spring. They’re mostly red, we’re deep blue. They’ve got scorpions, we’ve got moose. So what links our two states, apparent opposites geographically and politically? Gun rights.

Guns & Ammo magazine released its list of the best and worst states for gun owners last week, and Vermont tied with Arizona at the top of the heap. The magazine’s graphic, at right, confusingly says Vermont is number 2 and places the state in the crosshairs (why shoot Vermont if it’s awesome for guns?), but the Green Mountain State and the Grand Canyon State are level on points atop the list. Each came one point short of a perfect score.

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Tyler Machado was the digital media manager at Seven Days. He mostly worked behind the scenes making sure the website, email newsletters and social media feeds stayed in tip-top shape.

4 replies on “Vermont and Arizona Named Best States for Gun Owners by Guns & Ammo Magazine”

  4. I say we change the State Seal, put a gun on there next to the cow and change our slogan to “Guns AND Butter”.

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