Idaho 2nd Amendment Alliance
The city of Mountain Home has passed a resolution making it a Second Amendment sanctuary city. Idaho Second Amendment Alliance members and supporters emailed the council, urging the passage of the resolution. The room for the city council meeting was also much fuller than usual, we are told. Councilwoman Jenny Wirkkala proposed the resolution. Councilman […]
For years, Tennessee law made it a crime to carry a firearm or club “with the intent to go armed.” Even after permitless carry was passed in 2021, this outdated statute remained in effect, allowing police to stop, question, and arrest citizens simply for carrying a firearm. Gun owners then had to fight charges in […]
On the latest episode of Guns with Greg, we tackle the firearm preemption violations in Kooskia and Eagle. Firearm preemption issues have happened across Idaho. We’ve helped fight nearly 100 of them. This time, the spotlight is on Kooskia, where an outdated ordinance dating back to 1959 criminalizes concealed carry and bans all firearm discharge […]
The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance has formally notified the city of Eagle about a violation of Idaho’s firearm preemption statute (18-3302J) at its public archery range. Since 2013, ISAA has worked with cities and counties across Idaho to update ordinances and remove signage that conflicts with state law. To date, we’ve helped correct nearly 100 […]
On Tuesday, August 26, the Mountain Home, Idaho, city council will vote on adopting a resolution proclaiming the city a Second Amendment sanctuary. City Council Chambers160 South 3rd EastMountain Home, IdahoTuesday, August 26, 2025, at 5:00 pm New Business #6Action Item: Deliberation/Decision regarding draft Resolution declaring the City of Mountain Home to be a Second […]
In the latest episode of Guns with Greg, we discuss whether or not it is legal for gun owners to carry firearms at the Western Idaho Fair. The WIF is the largest fair in Idaho, located in Ada County. Thousands of people attend the fair every year. Because Ada County runs the fair, firearms cannot […]
Minnesota is one of about 10 states that do not ban firearms from their state capitol; Idaho is proudly included on that list. Following the murders of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband (and the attempted murder of a state senator and his wife) in June, the Minnesota Advisory Committee on Capitol Security […]
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with two other recent court decisions upholding the history and tradition of firearm ownership, ruling that firearms owners who use marijuana prescribed by a physician for health purposes should not be stripped of their right to keep and bear arms. “The Federal Government has failed, at the […]
A federal judge in California has issued a permanent injunction on California’s ban on non-resident carry. The members of the Firearms Policy Coalition brought the case. They argued that it was unconstitutional for the state of California to ban non-residents from applying for carry permits. Of course, there is only one carry permit (the U.S. […]
Today, the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance celebrates our 13th anniversary! The accomplishments of the ISAA and its members during the last 13 years are immeasurable. No gun group in Idaho, national or otherwise, has been able to do the things we have done. From our beginning fight for Constitutional Carry, expanding it twice, helping push […]