Where our gun rights are concerned, there is certainly much to be thankful for here in Idaho in recent years after gun owners ousted several anti-gun legislators, passed Constitutional Carry, and stopped gun control.

We have also removed anti-gun signs from across the state of Idaho, and helped over 60 counties and cities remove ordinances that were in violation of Idaho’s firearms preemption statute!

But these things didn’t happen on their own. It was the result of years of grassroots activism on the part of tens of thousands of supporters of the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance.

It was grassroots gun owners like you who bounced Rep. Rich Wills, Rep. Paul Romrell, Rep. Tom Loertscher, Rep John Ruscher, Rep. Julie Van Orden and others from office!

It was grassroots gun owners like you who held the line when the House tried to push gun control earlier this year.

And that’s what I’m most thankful for as a gun owner here in Idaho, the grassroots gun owners from all over the state who are willing to stand together and fight for their Second Amendment freedoms!

Legislators come and go. Legislative majorities come and go. Political headwinds come and go.

But as long as grassroots gun owners stand together, our Second Amendment rights will remain secured.

So please enjoy your time with family and friends today, and celebrate the advancement of our Second Amendment freedoms — and then redouble your commitment to fighting for REAL Stand-Your-Ground next session!

We’ve made a lot of progress here in Idaho, because of you, but we have a big fight looming on the 2019 legislative horizon.

Get ready!