Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Constitutional Carry introduced in the Idaho Senate

Idaho Senate Bill 1126 has been introduced; providing for permitless carry of concealed weapons, and providing additional civil and criminal protections for those who do carry (making it clear in statute that it is not a criminal act to carry a weapon, unless there is criminal intent in doing so).

The summary and full text of the bill can be read from this link: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/S1126.htm

Idahoans can find their state senator here: http://legislature.idaho.gov/who'smylegislator.htm

and contact their state senator here: http://legislature.idaho.gov/howtocontactlegislators.htm

The committee members responsible for bringing this legislation to a floor vote are available through the NRA-ILA site press release here: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=6309

I have already sent an email to my senator, and each of the committee members expressing my expectation that they support the bill; and I ask all Idahoans to do the same.