Local Gun Gurus Pan Idaho’s ‘Laughing Joke’ Effort To Name Official State Gun

Idaho’s referendum on an official state firearm is not exactly drawing rave reviews from some local experts, according to local media.

Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 932 on April 2, creating the advisory referendum that featured six firearms as options for the honor. However, while many of the firearms are well-known, some experts think the choices don’t reflect the state, according to the Coeur d’Alene Press.

“It’s been a laughing joke of what’s been chosen,” said George Milton, owner of Gem State Firearms, told the outlet. “That’s the question we ask each other here: How did they come up with some of the guns? How did they come up with those specific guns when none of them tie back to Idaho?”

The six firearms include the M1911 pistol, the Colt Single Action Army revolver (also known as the Peacemaker), the Winchester 1894 rifle, the Winchester 1873 rifle, the M1 Garand