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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu May 13, 2021, 11:32 AM May 2021

Idaho Governor Moves to Block Federal Gun Laws

Source: PoliticalWire/Idaho Statesman


May 13, 2021 at 9:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence, the Idaho Statesman reports.

The new law came less than a week after a shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school injured two students and a custodian.

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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/13/idaho-governor-moves-to-block-federal-gun-laws/

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Idaho Governor Moves to Block Federal Gun Laws (Original Post) DonViejo May 2021 OP
Cut off federal funding for highways Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #1
Years ago, they did something similar forcing yonder May 2021 #2
Then the good guv would support local towns/cities blocking state laws. keithbvadu2 May 2021 #3
Same governor that just signed killing 90% of the state's wolves into law Bayard May 2021 #4
This is the Republican version... LiberatedUSA May 2021 #5

yonder

(9,666 posts)
2. Years ago, they did something similar forcing
Thu May 13, 2021, 01:16 PM
May 2021

nationwide uniformity of state blood alcohol content laws. I don't know why it wouldn't work in this case.

Till about 6 months ago, I was hoping Idaho's governor would easily improve on his predecessor, Butch Otters record. Anymore though, Little seems to be falling below even Butch's level.

keithbvadu2

(36,804 posts)
3. Then the good guv would support local towns/cities blocking state laws.
Thu May 13, 2021, 05:20 PM
May 2021

Then the good guv would support local towns/cities blocking state laws.

Right?

Bayard

(22,071 posts)
4. Same governor that just signed killing 90% of the state's wolves into law
Thu May 13, 2021, 05:37 PM
May 2021

Have to be able to blow wolves away, you know.

 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
5. This is the Republican version...
Thu May 13, 2021, 11:14 PM
May 2021

...of blue states deciding to legalize marijuana at the state level and simply ignoring federal law. They feel if blue can do that with drugs, they can do it with guns.

Not saying they have sound reasoning, I am just saying that is what they are thinking. It is also their version of sanctuary cities.

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