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Idaho AG: Moscow can't impose gun restrictions
Updated at: 15:09 pm
The city of Moscow cannot restrict people from legally carrying guns into city-owned buildings or parks, according to a guidance letter written by Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.
Wasden also wrote that Latah County does not have the legal authority to restrict guns from the county courthouse.
Moscow City Attorney Randy Fife received Wasden's letter today.
"My conclusion is the state is reserving the ability to control the possession, transportation and ownership of firearms," Fife said.
Wasden cited Idaho Code, which stipulates that no board of county commissioners or city "may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession or transportation of firearms when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of the state of Idaho."
Fife was asked by Mayor Nancy Chaney to write to Wasden about the matter following a discussion about public safety after a rash of gun violence in Moscow and Latah County earlier this year.
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