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Missoula, Montana (Missoulian) The implications of Montana’s new constitutional-carry gun law will take some time to settle out on the state’s college campuses. “There are two things we know,” Montana University System Deputy Commissioner Kevin McRae said on Friday.…
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed an executive order Tuesday banning the use of COVID-19 vaccine requirements by government agencies or private businesses. But the order could be on legally shaky ground when it comes to the private sector.
Like governors in Florida and Texas, Gianforte has banned the use of what he is calling vaccine passports.
The state does have the ability to decide whether to require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter state buildings or to receive state services, according to University of Montana law professor Anthony Johnstone. But, Johnstone says, the order likely has little authority over private businesses wanting to implement a vaccine requirement for customers an action that Gianforte’s order bans. He explained that in this instance, the governor s emergency rulemaking powers are tied to protecting public health.
What does House Bill 102 mean for schools in Montana?
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GREAT FALLS â Permitless concealed carry of firearms - also known as constitutional carry - is now legal in Montana, following Governor Greg Gianforte signing
House Bill 102 into law last week. The new law allows people to carry concealed firearms without a permit in most locations, and with a permit in state and local government facilities such as the State Capitol Building. But what does that mean for the stateâs schools? Schools in the Montana University System face a much different future than public K-12 schools.
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The state of Montana became the newest constitutional carry state, and good for them. If only a certain other state that considers itself pro-gun would get a move on and pass constitutional carry, too. (Squints at Georgia.)
Anyway, with Montana’s passage of the new law, things
should be pretty simple. However, it seems that colleges and universities in the state are looking at what they should do from here.
The implications of Montana’s new constitutional-carry gun law will take some time to settle out on the state’s college campuses.
“There are two things we know,” Montana University System Deputy Commissioner Kevin McRae said on Friday. “First, the Board of Regents’ May meeting will have a lot of decisions to make regarding firearms policy. And second, the regents and the U system will stay committed to keeping our campuses safe places for students and staff and the public to teach and learn and grow and thrive.”