The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance began the “Preemption Project” in 2013 as a means of helping Idaho cities/counties understand Idaho’s firearm preemption law.  Many municipalities have outdated codes that need to be brought in line with current Idaho law.

Additionally, some municipalities have banned carrying firearms in public areas, such as parks and facilities, where they are not authorized to do so.

To help them correct these issues, we are researching the codes of each municipality. We are sending letters to their elected officials informing them of corrections that need to be made.  

Here are the results of the Preemption Project so far.

Critical Public Hearings List:

No meetings are scheduled at this time.

The following is a list of municipalities we sent letters to regarding codes or signs, and the municipality has completed their update. Some of these have had multiple violations that were corrected. Other victories have not been tracked in the last five years. We just kept winning.

Twin Falls County, Gem County, Fruitland, Mountain Home, Burley, Emmett, Cambridge, Meridian, Twin Falls, Post Falls, Lewiston, Coeur d’Alene (2), Hayden, Nampa, Star, Kootenai County, Bannock County, Priest River, Fremont County, Cottonwood, Wilder, Kuna, Bonners Ferry, Canyon County, Blanchard Community Center, Kootenai County(2), American Falls, Boise(2), Juliaetta, Troy, Weiser, Riggins, Kimberly, Greenleaf, Middleton, Middleton(2), Gem County(2), Canyon County(2), Boise, Rigby, Stanley, Dalton Gardens, Rupert, Star(2), Washington County, Cassia County, Buhl, Hauser, Soda Springs, Filer, Power County, New Plymouth, Latah County, Ada County

The following is a list of municipalities to which we have sent letters regarding codes or signs. The municipality has responded to our inquiry but has not yet completed an update. TOTAL: 0

The following is a list of municipalities we sent letters to regarding codes or signs, but the municipality has not yet responded to our inquiry. TOTAL: 0

The following is a list of municipalities we sent letters to regarding codes or signs, but the municipality has refused to make changes. TOTAL: 0