{
  "slug": "the-2025-list-has-nh-ranked-1-the-new-list-2026-just-changed",
  "title": "Gun Friendliness",
  "metric": "Gun-friendliness rank (1 = friendliest), a composite of state gun laws, carry and permit rules, legislators' Second Amendment voting records, and firearm-specific taxes",
  "unit": "rank of 50",
  "year": "2026",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ammo.com",
    "url": "https://ammo.com/articles/most-gun-friendly-states"
  },
  "values": {
    "AK": 13,
    "AL": 15,
    "AR": 3,
    "AZ": 24,
    "CA": 49,
    "CO": 38,
    "CT": 45,
    "DE": 33,
    "FL": 18,
    "GA": 21,
    "HI": 50,
    "IA": 22,
    "ID": 11,
    "IL": 47,
    "IN": 20,
    "KS": 23,
    "KY": 16,
    "LA": 19,
    "MA": 43,
    "MD": 44,
    "ME": 27,
    "MI": 41,
    "MN": 39,
    "MO": 7,
    "MS": 6,
    "MT": 4,
    "NC": 26,
    "ND": 10,
    "NE": 37,
    "NH": 2,
    "NJ": 46,
    "NM": 36,
    "NV": 29,
    "NY": 48,
    "OH": 28,
    "OK": 8,
    "OR": 34,
    "PA": 35,
    "RI": 42,
    "SC": 14,
    "SD": 5,
    "TN": 17,
    "TX": 9,
    "UT": 25,
    "VA": 30,
    "VT": 31,
    "WA": 40,
    "WI": 32,
    "WV": 1,
    "WY": 12
  }
}