Trib Jeers Concealed Weapon Perk

In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune give Jeers to …

… State Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise. When it comes to concealed weapons permits, Idaho has two standards - one for Idaho’s 3,000 elected officials and another for the rest of us. Luker says that’s OK. The issue came to light after Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney revoked state Rep. Mark Patterson’s concealed weapons permit. Patterson failed to disclose his withheld judgment in a 1974 Florida rape case. But he’s been rescued by a 1909 Idaho law, which allows him to carry a concealed weapon as long as he remains in office.Luker told the Spokesman-Review’s Betsy Russell he likes the 1909 law.”Certainly public officials can be targets in their own rights, especially in today’s world,” Luker said. Full Cheers & Jeers column here .

Question: This is a question worth asking our legislators when they run for re-election: Should elected officials in Idaho be required to obtain a concealed weapons permit like the rest of us?