除了投票选出下一任国会议员和决定州宪法修正案外，爱达荷州居民在今年大选日走进投票站时，还将决定该州首款官方枪支。
Along with voting on their next members of Congress and amendments to their state constitution, Idaho residents will also decide the state’s first official gun when they hit the polls this Election Day.
为纪念美国建国250周年，爱达荷州立法者让选民在六款不同枪支中选出一款作为州官方枪支。该投票咨询问题不具备约束力，但州立法机构未来可通过立法行动将该决定永久确立。
In observance of America’s 250th anniversary, Idaho legislators gave voters the choice of six different guns to serve as the state’s official firearm. The ballot advisory question is not binding, but the state legislature could make the decision permanent via future legislative action.
选民将在四款长枪和两款手枪中作出选择——包括两款温彻斯特品牌型号、两款柯尔特品牌型号、M1加兰德步枪和一款雷明顿枪支。爱达荷州众议院多数党领袖杰森·蒙克斯（共和党）向《爱达荷州人报》表示，他在敲定最终六个选项前进行了研究并咨询了其他立法者。
Voters will pick between four long-barrel guns and two pistols — including two Winchester brand models, two Colt models, the M1 Garand and a Remington. Idaho House Majority Leader Jason Monks (R) told the Idaho Statesman he researched and consulted other legislators before deciding on the final six options.
“我喜欢‘标志性’这个词，”蒙克斯对《州人报》说，“我想得更多的是历史意义，而不一定是当下流行什么。”将该问题列入选票的法案最初指出，枪支在美国和爱达荷州有着悠久历史，从独立战争时期的武装公民民兵，到拓荒者使用步枪狩猎获取食物。
“I like the term ‘iconic,” Monks told the Statesman. “I thought a little bit more historical than necessarily what’s popular today.”In a bill that first brought the question onto the ballot, the state House pointed to a deep history of firearms in the United States and Idaho, from armed citizen militias during the Revolutionary War to pioneers using rifles to hunt for food.
“美利坚合众国宪法第二修正案保护持有和携带武器的权利，作为防范暴政和保障人身安全的保障，”相关立法文件写道。立法文件称，如今枪支支撑着该州的狩猎和娱乐射击产业。
“The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms as a safeguard against tyranny and for personal security,” the relevant legislation reads. Today, the legislation states, firearms support the state’s hunting and recreational shooting industries.
文件写道：“爱达荷州建立了强大的负责任持枪传统，同时拥有全美最高的人均持枪率之一。”
“Idaho has built a strong tradition of responsible gun ownership while having one of the highest per-capita gun ownership rates in the nation,” it reads.
虽然2026年选票上只有六款枪支，但蒙克斯向《州人报》表示，立法者在选择官方枪支时不会局限于选民的决定。当被问及围绕该投票措施无约束力的批评时，蒙克斯强调了枪支对美国历史的重要性。
While only six guns are on the 2026 ballot, Monks told the Statesman legislators won’t be limited to what voters decide when it comes to selecting an official firearm. When asked about criticism surrounding the non-binding nature of the ballot measure, Monks stressed the importance of firearms to American history.
“显然，没有枪就没有美国，”他对《斯泰茨曼报》说。“我们至今仍会是一个英国殖民地。”
“Obviously, without guns, there would be no America,” he told the Statesman. “We’d still be a British colony.”