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Idaho committee approves introduction of bill clarifying right to carry on certain leased public property
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce RS31959, a proposal to bar new prohibitions on carrying firearms on state-owned property that is habitually open to the public but leased or contracted to private entities; members asked for clarifications about application to universities and large venues.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce RS31959, a proposed change to Idaho Code intended to clarify that the right to carry firearms is not prohibited on state or local property that is habitually open to the public even when that property is leased or provided by contract to private parties.
Representative Dale Hawkins, R-District 2, told the committee the draft would amend Idaho Code 18-3302 to make clear "there will be no prohibitions on the right to carry firearms apart from any restrictions that may apply under other sections of this code." He described the measure as a cleanup to language from last year and said stakeholders including the NRA…
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