Montana Fires a Warning Shot over States’ Rights
Posted by Rob Longenecker on April 29th, 2009
Helena, Mont. (AP) - Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control – and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as a meddlesome federal government.
In a bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, the state is asserting that guns manufactured in Montana and sold in Montana to people who intend to keep their weapons in Montana are exempt from federal gun registration, background check and dealer-licensing rules because no state lines are crossed.
That notion is all but certain to be tested in court. Read more here.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
And now a bill similar to the Montana and Alaska bills has been filed in Texas. Here’s hoping…