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• Ted Nugent whacks and stacks concerts, critters and critics

  July 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Ted Nugent is heard loud and clear by millions of people each year, and we’re not even talking about the rock ’n’ roll music assault he’s been making on the … 51

• Ted Nugent Q&A

  July 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 Q. When did you know you had what it takes to be a standout musician? A. The whole rock ’n’ roll thang and guitar band thang was all so new … 2

• Short answers with Nugent

  July 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Ted Nugent has a knack for shooting first when answering a question, then tending to casualties in the following explanation. Q. Why do you scoff at compromise?

• Senate committee rejects gun bill

  March 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho senators killed a bill to permit guns on the state’s college campuses Friday, after a hearing in which proponents of the measure said students who have concealed … 3

• Shawn Vestal: WSP’s request a far cry from Colonial-era tyranny

  March 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 There was a time in this country, before it was this country, when the king’s customs agents carried general warrants allowing them to search anyone, anytime, anywhere, and take anything … 6

• Idaho House passes campus gun bill

  March 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The Idaho House voted 41-28 Wednesday to allow guns on the state’s college campuses, over the objections of the colleges, the state Board of Education and law enforcement. …

• Gun permit bill advances to full Idaho House

  March 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A bill to permit guns on Idaho’s college campuses was approved by a legislative committee Thursday and now moves to the full Idaho House, over the objections of … 20

• Judge dismisses gun lawsuit from Idaho, other states

  September 30, 2010 in Idaho, Region A federal judge in Missoula is dismissing a lawsuit launched by gun rights advocates and states seeking freedom from federal gun laws.

• Supreme Court backs gun owner rights

  June 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday that Americans nationwide have a constitutional right to have a handgun at home for self-defense, even in cities that until now have outlawed …

• Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide

  June 28, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court held today that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace … 3

• Court: Libraries can filter the Web

  May 7, 2010 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Public libraries do not have to turn off their Internet filters for adult patrons who want to view pornography on library computers, the Washington Supreme Court said Thursday. …

• Armed rally gathers in national park

  April 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Several dozen Second Amendment advocates – many with loaded handguns on their hips and rifles dangling from their shoulders – gathered in a park within view of …

• NRA mum on states’ gun fights

  April 19, 2010 in City on Page A6 HELENA – The nation’s most influential gun-rights group is conspicuously absent – and nearly silent – in a growing battle between states and the federal government over gun control. The …

• Idaho joins other states in gun case

    April 14, 2010 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Idaho has joined a federal court case in Montana arguing that locally made and used guns should be exempt from all federal laws, including registration requirements. It’s a … 1

• Idaho joins Montana gun freedom case

    April 13, 2010 in Idaho Idaho has joined a federal court case in Montana arguing that locally made and used guns should be exempt from all federal laws, including registration requirements. It’s a follow-up to … 2

• Commentary: Gun rights potentially sticky issue for Stern

  January 28, 2010 in Sports on Page B6 Someone isn’t just raining on David Stern’s image parade, someone is threatening to shoot it up. Gilbert Arenas’ gun-toting behavior, his fingers-cocked mockery of it and the recent charges against …

• More arms to bear

  October 25, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Thom George may have been a foreigner in North Idaho, but he wasted little time in adjusting to the area’s outdoor-oriented lifestyle. After moving to a sprawling plot of countryside … 5

• Gun control case to get court’s ear

  October 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun control Wednesday, saying it will rule whether restrictive state and local laws violate the Second Amendment right to …

• Court denies gun-ban appeal

  June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, finding a Supreme Court ruling in a …

• House OKs bill allowing guns in national parks

  May 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Gun rights advocates have found a sweet spot in Democratic-dominated Washington, and they are using it to aggressively push legislation. Their latest victory came Wednesday when the House … 1

• Bill allowing guns in parks advances

  May 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled Congress is moving to restore a Bush administration policy that allowed loaded guns in national parks. The Senate voted Tuesday to allow guns in national parks …

• Pair of Montana Democrats may be gun lobby’s best allies

  March 30, 2009 in City on Page A6 HELENA – Two Montana Democrats are leading the charge against gun control – and forcing former political foes to recognize that Democrats could be their strongest allies while the party …

• Gun rights bill clears House

  March 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 If Idaho comes under a state of “extreme emergency” including martial law, invasion or insurrection, the state still shouldn’t be able to take away anyone’s guns, the Idaho House declared …

• Martial-law gun rights bill passes Idaho House

  March 24, 2009 in Idaho Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, today persuaded the Idaho House to vote 61-9 in favor of his legislation preventing the government from seizing guns in cases of “extreme emergency.” 7