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A 5-year effort to enact permitless carry in Idaho has finally been successful as Gov. Butch Otter signed SB 1389 into law late Friday afternoon. The bill will take effect July 1st, 2016.

The bill had passed both the Idaho House (54-15) and the Idaho Senate (27-8) with veto-proof majorities, but some were concerned that Gov. Otter would wait to veto the bill until after the legislature has adjourned in order to avoid his veto being overridden.

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The battle to legalize permitless carry in Idaho isn’t over. SB 1389 was “reported delivered to Governor at 2:40 p.m. on 03/21/16” according to the legislative website, but that means he could still veto the bill as late as Saturday afternoon. The legislature is expected to adjourn on Friday.

The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance, one of the groups behind the bill, is reporting that the anti-gun crowd is still lobbying hard to defeat this bill.

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With an overwhelming House vote of 54-15 in favor of SB 1389 Friday afternoon, the Idaho Legislature has passed permitless carry. The bill now moves to the Governor where he can sign, veto, or allow the bill to become law without his signature. 

If you would like to contact Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and urge him to support this bill, please send him an email at Governor@gov.idaho.gov

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Permitless carry for Idahoans cleared another hurdle Thursday morning when SB 1389 passed the House State Affairs Committee on a 13-4, party-line vote.

The bill previously passed the Senate State Affairs Committee 6-3 and the full Senate 27-8.

The measure now moves to the House floor.

Despite objections from liberal anti-gun activists connected to Michael Bloomberg’s “Moms Demand Action” group, most Idahoans support this common-sense measure to align Idaho’s laws.

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