ID: Permitless or “Constitutional” Carry Passes Senate

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Idaho moved a step closer to “Constitutional” or permitless carry on 14 March, 2016. The Idaho Senate passed SB 1389 27-8. The bill would remove the ban on the carry of concealed weapons inside city limits in Idaho, for those people over 21 who can legally possess firearms but do not have a concealed carry permit.

Residents of Idaho already have the right to carry concealed weapons in 99% of the state. This small incremental step places Idaho with eight other states that have restored most of “Constitutional carry” the state of law that existed when the Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15th, 1791. From the freebeacon.com:

State senator Curt McKenzie, the lead sponsor of the bill, said via email, “The law should not be a trap for the unwary. Idaho has always allowed law abiding citizens to conceal carry firearms in the counties without a permit. But current law makes it a crime for citizens to cross the invisible line into a municipality unless they openly carry their firearm, which makes a lot of people uncomfortable. Someone could drive in the county with …Read the Rest

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