Otter proclaims 2nd Amendment Protection
Month
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May 7, 2013 |
 In
a proclamation signed Monday, May 6, Idaho
Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter has designated May,
2013, as Idaho 2nd Amendment Protection Month,
inviting arms manufacturers to consider
relocating to gun-friendly Idaho.
"WHEREAS, Idaho and its citizens have vigorously
supported the 2nd Amendment to the United States
Constitution, which protects the right to keep
and bear arms; and
"WHEREAS, the Idaho Constitution reaffirms the
people’s right to keep and bear arms and states
that “No law shall impose licensure,
registration or special taxation on the
ownership or possession of firearms or
ammunition”; and
"WHEREAS, the National Rifle Association ranks
Idaho as a gun-friendly state whose laws are
among the least restrictive in the nation; and
"WHEREAS, both the Executive and Legislative
branches of government make regular efforts to
strengthen and expand Idaho’s gun laws to
protect our citizens’ right to bear arms; and
"WHEREAS, Idaho respects the rights of private
businesses to operate without burdensome
government regulations and bureaucracy that
restrict free market principles; and
"WHEREAS, Idaho is home to a thriving arms and
ammunition manufacturing sector that includes
over two dozen companies throughout the state
that are well-connected and support each other’s
continued growth and success; and
"WHEREAS, Idaho boasts a stable government, a
history of reducing the tax burden on citizens,
and predictable regulatory policies that are
friendly to business; and
"WHEREAS, Idaho has created an atmosphere where
businesses can thrive, including some of the
lowest business costs in the United States,
access to key international markets, and a
talented and motivated workforce; and
"WHEREAS, the state of Idaho openly embraces
companies in the arms and ammunition
manufacturing sector to expand or relocate to
the state;
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor
of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim May
2013 to be IDAHO 2nd AMENDMENT PROTECTION MONTH
and encourage business leaders who are looking
for a new location for their operations to
become new corporate citizens in a state that
will encourage their continued success.
"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the
State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this
6th day of May in the year of our Lord two
thousand and thirteen and of the Independence of
the
United States of America the two hundred
thirty-seventh and of the Statehood of Idaho the
one hundred twenty-third."
The Office of the Governor
Proclamation
Executive Department
State of Idaho
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