Victory For Open Carry In Boise, Idaho

[Dksimon]

chalk one up for the gun toters.

 

[tinygnat219]

This guy was lucky he wasn't arrested and thrown into jail. The police went above and beyond here. I am not knocking the post, just that I know several police officers who would say "talk about it in court".

I am also curious how the OP had the State Senator on speed dial. How did he get involved? The reason I ask is that I'd LOVE to see my state senator get called for something like this (Dick Saslaw in VA).

 

[mewachee]

tinygnat219, I don't how he got the senator on the phone, I will tell you that I have had dinner with state legislators here in Idaho. Considering this senator appears to have authored this bill, he probably would jump at the chance to put it to action.

On the cops being to polite, I think animal control makes them look like lambs. This is the only place I have been pulled over and got only a warning. It's about time the good guys are on the side of the good guys.

The reason this young guy wasn't harassed any more, is because he demonstrated that he knew what he was talking about, while showing respect.

 

[tmajors]

I don't how he got the senator on the phone

If I know/remember correctly Patriot (mentioned in the post and called by the poster Saint) was one of the citizens behind the new preemption law authored by Senator Mackenzie. Because of this he had Mackenzies direct contact information.

Saint and Patriot are well known open carry people here in the Boise area among a few others. Saint has a OC log posted at the same forums and this is the first time something like this has happened. Most of the time if anything bad the store just asks him to leave (Joe's Sporting Goods). Other then that it has been either not noticed or positive experiences.

So this wasn't just some random act of going to the library because of the new law. Saint has been OCing for a while now in his normal day to day life, according to his OC log experiences, which on this day included the library.

Because of their work (Saint, Patriot, IdahoCorsair, and a few others) Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse have changed their OC policy at Boise stores allowing us to carry. Joes Sporting Goods pushed back and thus we don't shop there any longer.

Far as the city code goes, the portion about city property has actually been on the books for quite a while, but this is the first time that I have heard of it attempting to be enforced...cooincidentally just a few weeks after that city code got struck down by the new law.

No I don't know any of the people involved personally but I pay attention to the OC/CCW issues in the Boise area.

 

[tmajors]

The Sheriff's Office teaches a free three hour course on the aspects of deadly force in which the officers BEG citizens not only to get their CWL but to carry every day.

I can attest to that. The deputy that taught my class basically said it's not only your right but it's your duty because the police can't be everywhere at once.

 

[mewachee]

Did sportsman's have a no carry policy there? The policy here in Idaho Falls is to unload before you come in if you plan on removing a hand gun from a holster; otherwise, carry on. I don't carry all the time, but when I do, I carry just about everywhere. I get looks, but that is it.

I was stopped outside of Fish and Game Monday, a biologist asked me to leave my revolver in the car; I obliged.

 

[tmajors]

Did sportsman's have a no carry policy there?

Think in SW's case it was just confusion over their signs but no problems I've read about OC in practice and I personally have OCed there with no problems.

 

[Sage of Seattle]

Idaho is a great place to live and very gun friendly, a lot like Alaska but warmer .

That's what I keep telling people on THR, but it's always texasthis and texasthat....

 

[Picard]

That guy really knew his way around the laws. I have to study up and learn my local laws so that I can be like him.

I heard something about Wisconsin allowing open carry and about there being an open carry protest happening. Does anybody know about that? Perhaps we can get the ball rolling on allowing concealed carry in that state, putting Illinois under the microscope even more as to why they don't allow their citizens to defend themselves.