"Public dollars should never reward harmful business practices."

That quote is doing a lot of heavy lifting for a policy that tells FFLs to follow rules they already follow under federal law. Every dealer with an FFL is already accountable to the ATF on straw purchases, theft, and prohibited-person sales. This isn't oversight — it's theater with a podium.

"Johnson is using procurement rules to pressure an industry that operates under extensive federal oversight, while supporting criminal justice policies that put violent repeat offenders back on the street ahead of schedule."

And there it is. A guy with a 2009 armed robbery conviction who beat a 94-year-old WWII vet during a home invasion — out in 8.5 years on a 20-year sentence, back to robbing people. The city's energy went into vendor paperwork while that parole was processed without a word.

The gun store isn't the variable. The repeat violent offender is.

Has anyone here dealt with an FFL that wasn't already doing what this order supposedly demands? Curious whether this kind of procurement pressure has shown up in Idaho yet — or whether it's only a matter of time before it reaches cities like Boise trying to signal alignment with national anti-gun politics.

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