The full Idaho House will consider a bill allowing anyone who can legally possess firearms and are at least 18 years of age – residents or not – to carry a concealed handgun within city limits across the state. The House State Affairs Committee today (MON) voted 11-3 along party lines to approve the measure brought by Republican Representative Christy Zito. Idaho residents 18 and older are currently allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits in Idaho without a permit or training under a law that went into place last summer. The legislation would extend that to any legal resident of the United States or a U.S. armed services member. Zito said the legislation is intended to clear up confusion about state gun laws and is also a Second Amendment right. Opponents say allowing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon without any required training within city limits is a bad idea and could lead to shootings. If the bill becomes law, Idaho would be among a handful of states that allow that type of concealed carry. (AP)
