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Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

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Idaho Senate passes bill that would repeal state law prohibiting private militias. Law currently not enforced, but legal experts say removing the statute would limit obstructions. Similar statutes have been used to prosecute paramilitary activity in other states. The bill heads to the House, which overwhelmingly passed the Idaho National Guard bill last year.

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The Columbian

Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Monday cleared a bill that would repeal a longstanding state law prohibiting private militias and paramilitary organizations. Read more...

1 year ago·Vancouver, United States

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Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

In this Oct. 28, 2000 file photo, white supremacist Richard Butler speaks through a megaphone at an Aryan Nations rally in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Sen. James Ruchti, D-Boise, said a bill repealing an anti-militia law would make it more difficult to oppose hate groups if they could parade with weapons. | TOM DAVENPORT, AP VIA IDAHO STATEMAN BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – The Idaho Senate on Monday cleared a bill that would repeal a longstanding state la…

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Idaho Statesman

Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Monday cleared a bill that would repeal a longstanding state law prohibiting private militias and paramilitary organizations. The Idaho National Guard last year introduced similar legislation as part of an effort to clean-up unused state code. The anti-militia law is currently not enforced, but legal experts say removing the statute would limit obstructions ...

1 year ago·Boise, United States

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