Question 1: Firearm Preemption

Idaho’s firearm preemption law contains a loophole that some cities are exploiting by temporarily granting private parties the power to ban firearms in public places—authority that cities themselves do not have. This undermines the legislature’s intent behind firearm preemption.

Will you support legislation clarifying that cities may not use “short‑term leases” or similar arrangements to allow private parties to ban firearms on public property?

Question 2: Stand‑Your‑Ground Shield Act

Idaho’s Stand‑Your‑Ground law lacks a key protection: a pre-trial immunity hearing which could take place within weeks, not months, to determine if the government has any evidence that you have defended yourself unlawfully. The goal is to prevent political prosecutions from anti-gun prosecutors.

If the government still takes you to trial, and a jury of your peers finds you not guilty by reason of self-defense, Idaho’s Shield Act would authorize reimbursement of legal fees from the from the county and your record would be expunged.

Will you cosponsor legislation adding criminal immunity and legal‑fee reimbursement to Idaho’s Stand‑Your‑Ground law?

Question 3: Campus Carry

Idaho’s current Campus Carry law remains highly restrictive, granting university boards broad authority to regulate concealed carry on public campuses.

Will you support legislation removing the authority of public universities to regulate concealed carry and restoring that authority to the legislature?

Question 4: Opposition to Gun Control

Will you oppose all forms of gun control, including those often labeled “reasonable”—such as prohibiting firearm ownership for simple misdemeanor convictions, raising the minimum age for lawful carry, imposing new taxes on ammunition, or creating new systems to track firearms and gun owners?

Question 5: Semi‑Automatic Firearms & Magazines

Do you oppose legislation banning the manufacture, sale, or possession of semi‑automatic firearms or magazines of any capacity, recognizing that such bans do not stop crime but instead burden law‑abiding gun owners and violate the Second Amendment?

Question 6: Universal Background Checks

Will you oppose legislation implementing “Universal Background Checks,” which would require law‑abiding citizens to undergo government‑mandated background checks even when transferring firearms to family members, friends, or acquaintances?

Question 7: Red Flag Laws

Do you oppose all forms of Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders?

Question 8: Ballot‑Initiative Gun Control

Will you vote to overturn any form of gun control that may be enacted through a ballot initiative?