A sheriff in the Idaho Panhandle has a piece of advice for visitors from neighboring Washington who may be headed into his county for the July 4 holiday weekend or beyond: “Don’t come to Kootenai County on vacation, and leave on probation.” In a letter posted on Facebook, Kootenai County Sheriff Robert B. Norris not […]
Rasmussen: Majority Oppose Cutting Local Police Budgets
Amid demands from protesters in the wake of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis to “defund” police departments, a new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday says 59 percent of American adults “are opposed to cutting their local police budget.” Only 27 percent of the survey respondents want to reduce police budgets, and 14 percent are […]
Idaho Concealed Carry Spike Making News
The Associated Press and as a result the Seattle Times today focused on a report out of Idaho that the Gem State is experiencing a spike in concealed carry. According to the story, originally reported by Idaho’s KIDK, “nearly 8 percent of the (Idaho) population has a concealed carry permit.” That should not surprise anyone familiar […]