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Idaho committee sends bill to expand carry rights on government property to the House
Summary
The committee voted to send House Bill 376 to the House floor with a “do pass” recommendation. The bill would clarify that people may carry firearms on government-owned property that is "normally and habitually open to the public," while explicitly leaving school and university restrictions unchanged, proponents said.
A legislative committee voted to send House Bill 376 to the full House with a “do pass” recommendation after proponents said the bill would clarify where Idahoans may carry firearms on government-owned property.
Rep. Dale Hawkins, the bill sponsor, told the committee the bill focuses on the phrase "normally and habitually open to the public," and would prevent ad hoc restrictions on routine public places. "The changes proposed in the legislation concern the people's right to carry firearms on property owned by the States and its political subdivisions and…
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