PROHIBITS UNIVERSITIES FROM REGULATING CAMPUS CARRY (SB 1008) – SUPPORT

Link to bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/S1008/

Summary of Legislation

The bill will, according to its statement of purpose: “The legislation amends Chapter 33, Title 18, Idaho Code, to prohibit the administrations of public colleges and universities from placing limitations on the possession, carrying, or transporting of concealed weapons or ammunition on campus grounds.

• Public universities and colleges should have no say over the carrying of firearms on their campuses, including campus housing. The legislature never should have given them the power in the first place.