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Our call — vote NO
The measure
This is a legislatively referred advisory question (House Bill 932, signed April 2, 2026), not a law. It asks voters to choose Idaho's official state gun from six options: the Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30), Winchester Model 1873 (.44-40), 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (.45 Colt), M1 Garand rifle (.30-06), Colt M1911 pistol (.45 ACP), and Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06) (Ballotpedia). The result only advises the legislature; a separate law would be needed to designate the winner.
What YES does
A YES-direction vote — picking one of the six — tells the legislature which firearm Idahoans want as the state symbol, honoring the role of firearms in America's and Idaho's history on the 250th anniversary of independence, as HB 932 states.
What NO does
A NO-direction outcome — declining to choose, or a result the legislature does not act on — leaves Idaho with no official state gun; nothing in law changes either way from this vote alone.
The math
No fiscal effect was published in the sources consulted. The question is advisory and designates nothing by itself.
OUR CALL
Our call: no call.
An advisory choice among six honorable firearms is a matter of taste and heritage, not governance — the Peacemaker, the Garand, and the Model 1894 each have a real claim, and no principle of ours picks between them. Enjoy the question; we make no call on a symbol the legislature must still enact.
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Sources: Ballotpedia, Idaho Official State Gun Question (2026); Ballotpedia News, Idaho voters to decide official state gun ballot measure (Apr. 3, 2026).
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.