[Vision2020] Idaho Senate approves bill on concealed carry permits

[Darrell Keim]

But, Tom, if someone had been nearby with a gun they could've SAVED LIVES!
;)

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
wrote:

> It has been barely 14 months since three of Moscow's own were gunned down,
> and this is what we have to look forward to.
>
> *F*CK*, Idaho legislature!  The only thing missing is *YOU*.
>
> Courtesy of today's (March 17, 2016) Spokesman-Review.
>
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> Idaho Senate approves bill on concealed carry permits
>
> BOISE – A bill that essentially makes concealed-weapons permits optional
> in Idaho passed the state Senate on Wednesday.
>
> The legislation now heads to the Idaho House, and if it passes there and
> receives the governor’s signature, it would take effect July 1.
>
> The bill says Idahoans age 21 or over wouldn’t need a permit to carry a
> concealed gun inside city limits in the state.
>
> It specifies that people who aren’t legally qualified to carry a gun, for
> reasons including severe mental illness, drug use and felony convictions,
> couldn’t take advantage of the new law, but unlike the state’s current
> permit system, there are no background checks to determine that.
>
> nstitution does give us the right to regulate concealed carry, and we
> certainly still do that,” said Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens.
>
> “Even with the passing of this law we have many regulations on concealed
> carry. But this corrects, in my opinion, what was a wrong infringement on
> individuals’ rights and I’m proud to support this.”
>
> But Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, said Idahoans
> don’t want the change, noting that current rules require basic gun training
> to have a concealed-carry permit.
>
> “Why should we not require some basic gun training?” Stennett said. “The
> current concealed gun laws work,” she said.
>
> Several Idaho chiefs of police are opposed to the bill, but the Idaho
> Sheriffs Association voted to support it.
>
> The bill, backed by the National Rifle Association, has 22 legislative
> co-sponsors, all Republicans, including House Speaker Scott Bedke and House
> Majority Leader Mike Moyle.
>
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>
> Senate Bill 1389, Permit-less Concealed Carry
>
> http://www.MoscowCares.com/Idaho_Legislature/SB1389_Concealed_Weapons.htm
> <http://www.moscowcares.com/Idaho_Legislature/SB1389_Concealed_Weapons.htm>
>
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>
> State Senator Dan Schmidt debates SB1389 on the Senate floor (March 16,
> 2016)
>
> http://youtu.be/OCuirKl20Jw
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>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
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