Idaho lacks many basic gun safety protections and has weakened its gun laws in recent years. State lawmakers must take immediate action to reverse this deadly trend.
In 2023, Idaho had the eighteenth highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 316 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 28 hours. Eighty-six percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 9% are gun homicides. In Idaho, the rate of gun deaths increased 36% from 2014 to 2023, compared to a 33% increase nationwide.
What Idaho Does Well
- Mental health record reporting
What Idaho Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Concealed carry permit
- Open carry regulations
- Child access prevention laws
SPOTLIGHT
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We’re in this together. To build a safer America—one where children and parents in every neighborhood can learn, play, work, and worship without fear of gun violence—we need you standing beside us in this fight.
