Any thefts reported?

I wish I could have been there. If the rich folks disarm the people of America, the rest of our “rights” will quickly vanish. Do a little digging and it is obvious that nearly all the school and other widely televised shooting events were staged. The rich folks want us powerless ASAP. The quote below is very appropriate.

Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.
– Alexander Hope

More of Idaho’s stupidity!

I am a gun owner. However, I feel it is too bad that we haven’t created a society where we all can feel safe without owning, carrying a firearm. I don’t buy into the argument that we need firearms to protect our rights and to feel safe. That is what our vote is designed to do. Have you ever watched “Black Hawk Down”? Does Somalia sound, look like a safe place to live, raise a family? From personal experience, I will also stand by the idea that more firearms equal more firefights vs arguments. It also trivializes the value of a life in general. Blow em away, mow em down, do you feel lucky punk?, give me a double tap..

I’m a gun owner and I have guns to protect myself from the people at that rally, NOT from the federal government.

What are they putting in the water to introduce such widespread paranoia and farfetched conspiracy theories? You guys know that almost all conspiracy theories have been wrong,don’t ya?

Paranoia and perfect use of propaganda by the NRA has resulted in extreme views of the government by a certain segment of the population. They have been convinced to believe that the government will come after their guns any moment and the only way to stop it is to buy more guns. I have lived in Boise for 30 years now and have never felt threatened enough to want to pack a gun. These people must be scared of their own shadow.

For the record – I did not attend this rally and I do not support permitless concealed carry. (Cops don’t need any more reason to train like everyone is a threat and I’ve witnessed how utterly stupid some folks can be at the range.) I am, however, a legal gun owner and shooting sports enthusiast.

No need to post this follow-up comment unless you want to, but I’m not sure you’re making the distinction as it should be made.

.45ACP is simply a type/caliber of ammunition – like .40S&W, .45GAP or .38Special – that are used in the corresponding caliber weapon designed to fire them – Revolvers (AKA the guns with the spinner-thingies) or Pistols (no spinner-thingies).

There are many .45 revolvers that utilize .45ACP rounds.

“Automatic” as it applies to pistols, simply means that the cartridge is automatically ejected after firing.

“Automatic” as it applies to the whole firearm means it will fire repeatedly without repeatedly pulling the trigger.

In this instance, describing the firearms being carried at the rally – Pistols – should be referred to as “Semi-Automatic”.

Saying someone carrying a pistol is carrying an automatic firearm would be like saying someone riding a moped is riding a motorcycle, or that having a swiss army knife or a slingshot in your pocket means you’re concealing a weapon.

While all of these are technically factual, I think you’ll agree, the distinction is rather important.

Thanks. = >

idaho crystal,

I assure you the editor knows as much about things that go bang as he wants to… and I respect that. Read his book! I have vast knowledge of the topic and had zero difficulty understanding his writings.

I agree with you on open carry and permit less carry. Far too many hot-headed and wrong-headed and incompetent immature ding dongs out there with a very weak understanding of Idaho’s self defense law. The YouTube “gun experts” are painful to watch. I think there are a good number of people who should not be allowed behind the wheel much less twirling a gun in the mirror while reciting Hollywood movie lines. I find open carry to be similar to the need for having a flashy sports car and blaring music. Gun enthusiast should be self-policing their population for troubled individuals. Mental defectives with guns are providing the best avenue for the anti-gun argument… Hillary has a very good chance of winning and Trump is a moderate at best.

Cops and citizens with guns… reality check. If the cops know there’s an active shooting situation there’s a very good chance that anyone with a visible gun will get shot… It’s not unusual for undercover cops to get shot at by uniformed cops. So, best to keep it under cover until needed.

Guardian, I agree with Idaho Crystal on the distinction of the description of the firearms- especially since the post is about….. firearms.
Car show or gun show- the terms are important. Unless we just want to ignore words, definitions, grammar and understanding all together.

Even the statement of “antique rifles with bayonets” when the only bayonet in the photos is not with an antique is misleading. Sure there may have been antiques with bayonets there, but mixing the two shows inaccuracies in journalism— “not a gun guy” writing about guns.

Much of the misunderstanding about guns in the general public is due to the media lack of knowledge (non-gun people writing bout guns)..The misuse of the word, “automatic” is in part due to media’s misuse of the word…

And so “assault rifles” and automatic weapons are now the evil phrases- suddenly EVERYTHING is an assault rifle and automatic.

As the Court has said, guns rights is up to the states and local govt to decide. Amen!
As for Idaho, let’s keep em around and let people carry them as they wish- just ask Jack Yantis’s wife how well that worked out.

Part II.
Here for one example is a pro-gun rally on the capitol of Connecticut. It happens everywhere, not just Idaho:
http://www.gunproplus.com/d-c-opinion-study-gun-rights-activists-keep-citing-completely-misunderstand/

EDITOR NOTE–Easterner, I checked your link and up popped an ad for a Kalashnikov “tactical shotgun” with what looks like a 15 round clip of 12 gauge shells I would venture to guess the only think you could hunt with that weapon is people!

Ah the Kalashinkov 15 round shotgun…. I prefer American firepower.

But I’ve hear those Russian ducks are tough buggers! 🙂

Actually I would love to hunt quail with a 15 round magazine. I might actually bag a couple of them then.

It is not for me to judge what people find enjoyable. Sport shooting is a hobby much like photography, race cars, and jumping off bridges.

Over one million children die from malaria every year.
Solving that problem is a lot more important than preventing someone from owning a tactical shotgun or whether they have a piece of paper to conceal a legally owned pistol- automatic, semi-automatic or pea shooter.

This is a story that needed to be told. I know of NO events like this in Minnesota, but it could happen. Keep up the good work. I trust no one will be packing heat at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival this summer.

EDITOR NOTE–There will be plenty packing heat at the ISF, but you won’t know it.

Open carry nuts listen up:

Cops shoot until out of bullets at anyone with a gun. They do not look at who’s in the backdrop either. Just panic shooting and creative writing afterword. It’s as if they are clueless about all the video around and even on them.

So, when do we hear about the rancher? Must be re-interviewing people after 9 months hoping for a contradiction in eye-witness testimony.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3518665/Oh-s-t-Jacob-horrifying-moment-cop-accidentally-shoots-undercover-colleague-NINE-times.html