[Vision2020] House clears bill protecting Idaho-made firearms

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of KHQ at:

http://www.khq.com/story/21644783/house-clears-bill-protecting-idaho-made-firearms
 
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House clears bill protecting Idaho-made firearms
BOISE, Idaho—House lawmakers have gotten behind a bill protecting firearms manufactured in the state from any future attempts by the federal government to confiscate weapons.

The measure easily passed Thursday on a 61-7 vote calls for exempting guns with a "Made in Idaho" stamp from any future federal restrictions on firearms already considered legal in the state.

Nampa Republican Rep. Christy Perry said the legislation sends a symbolic message to the federal government and protects Idahoans' Second Amendment rights.

The bill is 1 of 2 proposals making their way through the legislature intended to embolden state safeguards against federal intrusion.

A second bill would make it a misdemeanor for sheriff deputies and police officer to aid federal agents trying to seize firearms in the state.

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Extract of House Bill 280

http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2013/H0280.pdf

 "(4) If the manufacture, transfer, possession or ownership of any firearm or firearm accessory is prohibited by a federal law or executive order that becomes effective on or after March 1, 2013, then such firearm or firearm accessory is deemed unavailable as a result of such federal law or executive order. Any firearm or firearm accessory that is subject to any such federal law or executive order, but which is manufactured in Idaho and remains within the borders of Idaho, is not subject to the authority of congress to regulate under its commerce power because of the federal prohibition against such firearm or firearm accessory in interstate commerce.

Therefore, any firearm or firearm accessory federally prohibited by law or order that becomes effective on or after March 1, 2013, under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce may be manufactured, transferred, possessed or owned within the borders of Idaho."

   

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H0280	 	by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

FIREARMS - EXPLOSIVES - OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS - Amends and adds to existing law relating to firearms, explosives and other deadly weapons to revise and establish additional provisions relating to the prohibition of federal regulation of certain firearms.

PASSED - 61-7-2

AYES -- Agidius, Anderson(01), Anderson(31), Anderst, Andrus, Barbieri, Barrett, Bateman, Batt, Bell, Bolz, Boyle, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, Denney, Eskridge, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Hancey, Harris, Hartgen, Henderson, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, McMillan, Meline, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Morse, Moyle, Nielsen, Packer, Palmer, Patterson, Perry, Raybould, Romrell, Shepherd, Sims, Smith, Stevenson, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Ward-Engelking, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Woodings, Youngblood, Mr. Speaker

NAYS -- Burgoyne, Erpelding, King, Kloc, Pence, Ringo, Rusche
Absent and excused -- DeMordaunt, Thompson

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Seeya Saturday, Moscow, because . . .

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

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