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Lawmaker panel advances bill lifting Idaho's militia ban

by REBECCA BOONE Associated Press
| February 17, 2022 1:00 AM

BOISE (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has advanced a bill that would repeal the state's primary law banning private militias.

The move from the House Transportation and Defense Committee came Wednesday afternoon after the lawmakers heard from several residents who said the legislation could dangerously embolden the paramilitary groups that already exist throughout the region...

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