Governor Little Signs Bill to Improve Constitutional Carry in Idaho
On 25 March, 2020, Governor Little signed HB 516, the Idaho bill which improved Constitutional Carry in the state.
Idaho was one of three states which had a peculiar twist to their Constitutional Carry law: It only applied to residents of the state. The other two states with this provision are North Dakota and Wyoming. Idaho's restrictions only applied inside of incorporated areas such as towns and cities, but those areas are where many people spend much of their time.
Such discrimination against non-residents would, very likely, be struck down in the courts, under the equal protection clause. It is not completely certain. While the federal courts have ruled against applying the law differently to residents and non-residents for some things; they have allowed it for others.
HB 516 removed that discrimination and restores the right of U.S. Citizens to carry weapons, concealed or openly, as existed at the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791 and for a generation afterward.
Idaho's law applies to all United States citizens and Idaho residents who are 18 years of age or older. The law appears to take effect immediately.
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