The Senate has voted 30-5 in favor of HB 301, the concealed-carry gun law, sending the House-passed measure to Gov. Butch Otter. The bill reorganizes Idaho’s concealed-carry laws, says permits aren’t required for concealed weapons outside city limits, and leaves in an elected-official exemption that lets them carry concealed guns without permits. The Idaho Sheriffs Association has raised concerns that the bill as written would allow felons who’ve received withheld judgments and were sentenced to “rider” prison terms to get concealed weapon permits that they’re not eligible for now, but senators backing the bill said they don’t think there’s any change from the current law on that point/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

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