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Militia More About Help Than Guns?

The 21st Battalion of North Idaho's Lightfoot Militia say they're upholding Idaho's state constitution by organizing and preparing for the worst, however not everyone agrees with what they’re doing and state and local leaders say they don’t want their help. Members of the 21st Lightfoot boasts membership of between 70 and 100 people spread out through Boundary, Bonner and Kootenai Counties. Militia members will be quick to tell you that their objective is less about shooting guns and more about helping others. “The actual gun play as they tend to think of it as is maybe 10-percent of what we do. Most people already know how to shoot the guns they own,” Willard, a militia member who didn’t want to be identified by his full name, said/Tania Dall, KXLY. More here.

Question: Do you mind that a group of up to 100 people have formed and are carrying out exercises as part of what they call a North Idaho militia?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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