Idaho Moves Towards Constitutional Carry

By Dean Weingarten

Some scholars already consider Idaho a de facto Constitutional carry state. For concealed carry, the Gem State only requires a firearms license within city limits. That said, Second Amendment supporters find it strange that the Idaho legislature has difficulty eliminating the “city limits” exception. In 2015, Constitutional carry got bogged down in intra-Republican fighting. This year, the original bill contained language that would strip 18-20 year old residents of open carry rights they have had since Idaho became a state in 1890 . . .

Legislators said that the open carry language was an oversight. Proponents of Constitutional carry, particularly the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance (ISAA), have strong grassroots support to remove the provision. They’ve held demonstrations at the Capitol, rallying some 1000 supporters. The lobbying has had an effect.

Legislators have introduced a new bill, SB 1389, that has a good chance of passage. It’s a compromise in a number of ways, but essentially restores Constitutional carry to Idaho. As with the recently passed Constitutional Carry legislation in West Virginia, the bill makes provisions for special concealed carry permits to 18-20 year old residents. Those permits can be renewed. They become ordinary Idaho concealed carry …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns