Edit: NRA’s Imperial Grip On Idaho
From Opinion Editor Jon Alexander/Twin Falls Times News:
“Drape National Rifle Association lobbyist Dakota Moore in purple. Seat him
at the center of the state Senate floor. Give him the full-on Julius Caesar treatment and name him consul of Idaho for life, already. At least that would be honest. The wing-nut litmus test season is in full swing at the Statehouse. And, straight away, the gun crowd took to again eroding any reasonable restrictions on firearms. Last year, the Legislature sacrificed the safety of college and university students on the NRA’s altar, at a cost to students and taxpayers of nearly $4 million. Within months, a professor’s lecture was cut short when his semi-auto pumped a hole into his thigh. This year’s ritual slaughter looks to essentially do away with Idaho’s standard concealed carry permit. No more fingerprinting. No more background checks. No more required training. Arm them all.
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Question: Which legislators will pass the NRA’s “wing-nut litmus” test?
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