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| Above, the Winchester 94 is one of the choices on the Idaho ballot. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Some gun gurus in Idaho are shaking their heads over the choices of guns for the ballot advisory question on what should become the Idaho State Gun.
They are wondering about the reasoning for the guns selected for the the November 3rd ballot. The idea for the ballot advisory question is for getting more Republicans (in a Republican state) out to vote.
According to the The Coeur d'Alene Press:
Idaho lawmakers are aiming for an official state firearm. Like the huckleberry being its state fruit, Idaho could have a Winchester Model 1873 level-action rifle as its state gun.
What do local Coeur d'Alene gun gurus think about it?
“It’s been a laughing joke of what’s been chosen,” said George Milton, owner of Gem State Firearms in Coeur d’Alene. “That’s the question we ask each other here: How did they come up with some of the guns? How did they come up with those specific guns when none of them tie back to Idaho?”
An advisory question on this year’s general election ballot asks whether voters think Idaho legislators should designate the state gun among a list of possible six options:
• Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)
• Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45ACP)
• M1 Garand rifle (.30-06)
• 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (.45 Colt)
• Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30)
• Winchester Model 1873 (.44-40)
The effort to name a state gun was introduced by Rep. Jason Monks, R-Meridian, who argued it’ll increase voter turnout in an election year that doesn’t involve the president on the ballot.
Meanwhile, the gun options themselves were selected based on Idaho’s frontier history as well as broader American military history.
Ten states already have designated "state guns."
To read more, go here.
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