Idaho Bill Proposed

Raines · February 24, 2011, 03:27 PM

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Idaho: Permitless Carry Introduced in the Gem State

As of President’s Day, the Idaho Senate had introduced Senate Bill 1126 and assigned it to the State Affairs Committee. Commonly known as Permitless Carry legislation, this bill would amend the existing concealed carry law to allow law-abiding Idahoans to carry a concealed firearm without the burdensome requirement of acquiring an Idaho carry permit. The approval of this pivotal legislation would bode well for law-abiding citizens of Idaho who wish to protect not only themselves but family and friends alike.

In Idaho today it is generally legal to carry a firearm openly as long as one is at least 18 years of age and not prohibited from possessing a firearm. However, if the firearm becomes covered with a coat, or if a woman prefers to carry a firearm in her purse, one needs to possess a concealed carry permit. The intent of this legislation is to give honest people the greatest possible freedom to choose the best method of carry for them, based on attire, gender, and/or physical attributes.

Please contact the members of the Senate State Affairs Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to support SB 1126!
Senate State Affairs Committee

Senator Curt McKenzie (R-12), Chairman
Phone: (208) 332-1326
[email protected]

Senator Russell M. Fulcher (R-21), Vice Chairman
[email protected]

Senator Bart M. Davis (R-33)
(208) 332-1305
[email protected]

Senator Brent Hill (R-34)
(208) 332-1300
[email protected]

Senator John McGee (R-10)
(208) 332-1304
[email protected]

Senator Chuck Winder (R-14)
(208) 332-1354
[email protected]

Senator Patti Anne Lodge (R-13)
[email protected]

Senator Edgar J. Malepeai (D-30)
(208) 332-1406
[email protected]

Senator Michelle Stennett (D-25)
(208) 332-1353
[email protected]

This is great, I sure hope it passes...if any of you are affected by Idaho Legistlature, please help support this bill

LDSGJA · February 24, 2011, 05:16 PM

Used to live in East Idaho a couple of years ago. The open carry is kinda pointless. What are you going to wear a holster on top of your coat and have your gun covered in snow? Its so cold there most of the year.

And a lot of areas are so rural it can help people protect from wolves/mountain lions/and bears - after all, Yellowstone is just an hour from east Idaho.

Also, there is something important about being able to defend yourself when the sheriff might be over an hour away!

Hope it passes for all the Idahoans!

**Aguila Blanca** · February 24, 2011, 08:51 PM

Your post opens by indicating a quote, but there is no indication of what or who is being quoted. Care to identify the source so we can read the actual bill?

Al Norris · February 25, 2011, 12:31 AM

Senate Bill 1126. Download the bill (PDF), here.

Raines · February 25, 2011, 10:06 AM

Thank you for posting that Al....Also, online viewable here http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/leg...2011/S1126.htm

buckfynn · May 20, 2011, 11:54 PM

I haven't heard anything more of this bill? Did it get voted down or just shelved for a later date?

Al Norris · May 21, 2011, 09:25 AM

The bill never made it out of committee.

buckfynn · May 21, 2011, 11:46 AM

So it was DOA. Before the next Idaho legislative session comes up I am going email my representatives urging them to enact this legislation.

HoraceHogsnort · May 21, 2011, 07:48 PM

You Idahotunts need to get hop'n on this and make it happen. Sit'n on the fence is for the lost.

Deja vu · May 21, 2011, 08:36 PM

This is good news. Do you think they will offer CCW permits for the case of travel like Alaska did?

buckfynn · May 21, 2011, 08:49 PM

The bill never made it out of committee. How is this good news?

Standing Wolf · May 21, 2011, 09:42 PM

If constitutional carry never made it out of committee, I'd say some legislators need to find themselves out of jobs P.D.Q.

buckfynn · May 21, 2011, 11:08 PM

As it stands today Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming have adopted Constitutional Carry legislation.

Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia have recently considered Constitutional Carry legislation.

I find it encouraging many states are at least considering enacting Constitutional Carry legislation. I remember in the late '80's most states had "may issue" legislation that offered a CCW. And at that time approximately one third of the states had "no issue" CCW laws. Now almost all states operate under "shall issue" doctrine. And only two states are "no issue" Wisconsin and Illinois. So progress is being made slowly but surely.

**Aguila Blanca** · May 22, 2011, 01:36 AM

Let us not forget that Vermont has always had Constitutional carry. The big difference there is that Vermont does not offer the option of voluntarily taking out a permit for carry in other states that universally honor home state permits.

February 24, 2011, 03:27 PM	#1
Raines Member Join Date: September 10, 2010 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 57	Idaho Bill Proposed Quote: Idaho: Permitless Carry Introduced in the Gem State As of President’s Day, the Idaho Senate had introduced Senate Bill 1126 and assigned it to the State Affairs Committee. Commonly known as Permitless Carry legislation, this bill would amend the existing concealed carry law to allow law-abiding Idahoans to carry a concealed firearm without the burdensome requirement of acquiring an Idaho carry permit. The approval of this pivotal legislation would bode well for law-abiding citizens of Idaho who wish to protect not only themselves but family and friends alike. In Idaho today it is generally legal to carry a firearm openly as long as one is at least 18 years of age and not prohibited from possessing a firearm. However, if the firearm becomes covered with a coat, or if a woman prefers to carry a firearm in her purse, one needs to possess a concealed carry permit. The intent of this legislation is to give honest people the greatest possible freedom to choose the best method of carry for them, based on attire, gender, and/or physical attributes. Please contact the members of the Senate State Affairs Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to support SB 1126! Senate State Affairs Committee Senator Curt McKenzie (R-12), Chairman Phone: (208) 332-1326 [email protected] Senator Russell M. Fulcher (R-21), Vice Chairman [email protected] Senator Bart M. Davis (R-33) (208) 332-1305 [email protected] Senator Brent Hill (R-34) (208) 332-1300 [email protected] Senator John McGee (R-10) (208) 332-1304 [email protected] Senator Chuck Winder (R-14) (208) 332-1354 [email protected] Senator Patti Anne Lodge (R-13) [email protected] Senator Edgar J. Malepeai (D-30) (208) 332-1406 [email protected] Senator Michelle Stennett (D-25) (208) 332-1353 [email protected] This is great, I sure hope it passes...if any of you are affected by Idaho Legistlature, please help support this bill __________________ "Rubble-Rubble"-*The Hamburglar*

February 25, 2011, 10:06 AM	#5
Raines Member Join Date: September 10, 2010 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 57	Thank you for posting that Al....Also, online viewable here http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/leg...2011/S1126.htm __________________ "Rubble-Rubble"-*The Hamburglar*

May 21, 2011, 08:36 PM	#10
Deja vu Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Border of Idaho & Montana Posts: 2,584	This is good news. Do you think they will offer CCW permits for the case of travel like Alaska did? __________________ Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull. all 26 of my guns are 45/70 govt, 357 mag, 22 or 12 ga... I believe in keeping it simple. Wish my wife did as well...

May 21, 2011, 09:42 PM	#12
Standing Wolf Member in memoriam Join Date: April 26, 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,649	If constitutional carry never made it out of committee, I'd say some legislators need to find themselves out of jobs P.D.Q. __________________ No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.

February 24, 2011, 05:16 PM	#2
LDSGJA Member Join Date: January 27, 2011 Location: Inland Empire, CA Posts: 70	Used to live in East Idaho a couple of years ago. The open carry is kinda pointless. What are you going to wear a holster on top of your coat and have your gun covered in snow? Its so cold there most of the year. And a lot of areas are so rural it can help people protect from wolves/mountain lions/and bears - after all, Yellowstone is just an hour from east Idaho. Also, there is something important about being able to defend yourself when the sheriff might be over an hour away! Hope it passes for all the Idahoans!

February 24, 2011, 08:51 PM	#3
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	Your post opens by indicating a quote, but there is no indication of what or who is being quoted. Care to identify the source so we can read the actual bill?

February 25, 2011, 12:31 AM	#4
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	Senate Bill 1126. Download the bill (PDF), here.

May 20, 2011, 11:54 PM	#6
buckfynn Member Join Date: March 23, 2010 Location: Central Idaho Posts: 95	I haven't heard anything more of this bill? Did it get voted down or just shelved for a later date?

May 21, 2011, 09:25 AM	#7
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	The bill never made it out of committee.

May 21, 2011, 11:46 AM	#8
buckfynn Member Join Date: March 23, 2010 Location: Central Idaho Posts: 95	So it was DOA. Before the next Idaho legislative session comes up I am going email my representatives urging them to enact this legislation.

May 21, 2011, 07:48 PM	#9
HoraceHogsnort Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Stanislaus Co., Mexifornia Posts: 615	You Idahotunts need to get hop'n on this and make it happen. Sit'n on the fence is for the lost.

May 21, 2011, 08:49 PM	#11
buckfynn Member Join Date: March 23, 2010 Location: Central Idaho Posts: 95	The bill never made it out of committee. How is this good news?

May 21, 2011, 11:08 PM	#13
buckfynn Member Join Date: March 23, 2010 Location: Central Idaho Posts: 95	As it stands today Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming have adopted Constitutional Carry legislation. Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia have recently considered Constitutional Carry legislation. I find it encouraging many states are at least considering enacting Constitutional Carry legislation. I remember in the late '80's most states had "may issue" legislation that offered a CCW. And at that time approximately one third of the states had "no issue" CCW laws. Now almost all states operate under "shall issue" doctrine. And only two states are "no issue" Wisconsin and Illinois. So progress is being made slowly but surely.

May 22, 2011, 01:36 AM	#14
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	Let us not forget that Vermont has always had Constitutional carry. The big difference there is that Vermont does not offer the option of voluntarily taking out a permit for carry in other states that universally honor home state permits.