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Former GOP Chairman Barry Peterson Speaks Out on IACI President’s Remarks

These were Disgusting remarks from Alex LaBeau, President of IACI, in an email to his peers and associates. As offensive and vulgar as Mr. LaBeau’s comments are regarding Senator Siddoway, equally offensive, vulgar and disgusting is the casual sideswiping of the event by the IACI chairman, Mark Dunn who is a vice-president of the JR […]

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State Board of Education vs. Parents & Teachers

At a time when parents and grandparents across the county are beginning to wake up to the harsh realities of high stakes testing in our public schools (and the personalized data capture that occurs continuously throughout the interactive computer process), our Idaho SBOE has decided to double down with their testing plans into the foreseeable […]

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Dispelling Constitutional Carry Myths

Concealed carry laws are governed by each individual state. The result is that the laws can vary widely between states, and travelers must be wary and knowledgeable of the laws in the jurisdiction to which they are traveling. This, of course, poses a hardship for law-abiding gun owners who do not wish to be prosecuted […]

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Constitutional Carry for Idaho 2015

The ISAA has had a number of victories from our Preemption Project over the last six months. Idaho Preemption prohibits cities/counties from enacting ordinances that regulate almost every aspect of firearms. Our Preemption Project has helped overturn a dozen ordinances that were in violation of state law. We are working with another 37 municipalities to […]

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A Convention of States Argument

Let me be clear, I am against the popular notion that a Convention of the States under Article V of the Constitution is a solution to this nation’s woes. In fact, it is my belief that such a convention would threaten the very essence of Americanism as contemplated by our founding fathers. So you understand […]

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