# Idaho: State Gun **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 4, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444 "2026-11-04T22:42:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/22 "2026-11-05T02:53:02Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Well, then, who lost when the gun won the west? Buffalos? No, you need a bigger gun for them. That is just a marketing slogan. ---
**Author:** ![MysteriousCritter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@MysteriousCritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteriousCritter)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/23 "2026-11-05T03:01:00Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Well, then, who lost when the gun won the west? Buffalos? Not even them. It was a low power round that was later used in pistols like the popular Colt Peacemaker. It just wasn’t well suited for hunting large game like buffalo. “Won the west” is just a Winchester marketing slogan with not a lot of justification other than it was popular. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/24 "2026-11-05T03:10:52Z")
Every article I’ve clicked on to find out what the choices were, was paywalled or required I turn off my ad blocker (which is annoying). Does anyone have a list of the six choices? I _was_ able to see they picked the Winchester Model 1873. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/25 "2026-11-05T03:39:53Z")
> **[11032026%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf](https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/media/Elections/2026%20WEBSITE%20DOCUMENTS/11032026%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf)** > > 55.21 KB Page 2. I can’t get it to C/P cleanly ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/26 "2026-11-05T04:03:39Z")
Thank you. For the benefit of others who had my problem, the firearms were: - Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30) - Winchester Model 1973 (.44-40) - Colt Single Action Model 1873 (.45 Colt) - M-1 Garand (.30-06) - Colt M1911 (.45 ACP) - Remington Model 700 (.30-06) I think the Winchester Model 1873 is a good choice. The Remington 700 is also a good choice for a state known for hunting, but the Winchester seems more historic to me. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/27 "2026-11-05T04:47:27Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > You weren’t allowed a write in choice. I think they did this just to try and draw in more Republicans to the mid-terms. (Idaho Liberal here) It was suggested to me that it was put on the ballot to trick liberals into writing in sarcastic/insulting alternatives, thus unwittingly invalidating their ballot. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/28 "2026-11-05T04:52:26Z")
I heard that as well. Sadly, there is no need to do that since liberals don’t stand a chance of coming close to doing anything meaningful like restoring some semblance of women’s rights. Idaho didn’t get a drop of the blue tsunami on it. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/29 "2026-11-05T05:15:30Z")
blue states should make the AK-47 the official state gun. just to fuck with people. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/30 "2026-11-05T05:26:57Z")
Maybe. It made me look up the ballot ahead of time to see if it had a write in spot. Hijack/ What made me want to alter my ballot was seeing Phil Hart’s name on it. That POS built his house, made of logs stolen off of school property , near me. Perfect Republican thief and grifter. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/31 "2026-11-05T05:31:58Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Hijack/ What made me want to alter my ballot was seeing Phil Hart’s name on it. That POS built his house, made of logs stolen off of school property , near me. Perfect Republican thief and grifter. I bet you know he is also a graduate of the Wharton School. It seems all their graduates end up as political con men. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/32 "2026-11-05T05:33:57Z")
The _BEST_ people! ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/33 "2026-11-05T05:40:32Z")
In the next election, California Democrats will boost turnout with a measure asking voters to choose between Peter Gunn, “The Naked Gun”, Guns N’Roses, and George Clinton’s Bop Gun. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/34 "2026-11-05T05:42:03Z")
Alternate joke: In the next election, California Democrats will boost turnout with a measure asking voters to choose an official State bong. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/35 "2026-11-05T05:44:21Z")
Most bipartisan measure ever in CA. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/36 "2026-11-05T05:47:41Z")
**Moderating:** Give the last half dozen posts or so, as well as the poor fit/structure of the OP for a #Politics & Elections thread, I’m going to go ahead and close this thread. @Kitten_Mitten, feel free to reply to my DM or flag the thread for any P&E mod to re-open in the Pit if you like. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-state-gun/1034444/37 "2026-11-05T05:47:49Z")
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