With only a few gun policies in place, Idaho needs its legislators to pass nearly an entire suite of laws in order to properly protect state residents—including all of the foundational laws. And yet the state has gone in the opposite direction in recent years, passing Shoot First and a guns-on-campus mandate, while also repealing a concealed carry permit requirement, minimum age protections, and a policy barring public carry after a violent offense.

If Idaho had the gun death rate of our National Leaders—the 10 states with the strongest gun safety laws—we could save 2,646 lives in the next decade.¹Everytown Research analysis of CDC WONDER state gun death rates and Everytown Gun Law Rankings 2026. Based on projected gun deaths, 2026–2035.