Montana Senate endorses gun-rights bill in preliminary vote
By: Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-02-03 11:17:52-05
HELENA â The Montana Senate has endorsed a bill expanding where and how someone can carry a gun in the state.
In an initial vote Tuesday, senators voted 30-20 in favor of House Bill 102, sponsored by Rep. Seth Berglee of Joliet. Most Republicans supported the bill, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against it.
The bill would allow people to carry concealed firearms without a permit in most locations, and with a permit in state and local government buildings. It also limits how college administrators can regulate guns on campus.
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Question of the Day By IRIS SAMUELS - Associated Press - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
HELENA, Mont (AP) - A new bill under consideration in the Montana House would relax restrictions on guns in the state by allowing concealed carrying of firearms on college campuses.
Republicans, who hold majorities in the state House and Senate, have prioritized the measure amid renewed hope it will be signed into law this year with a GOP governor in office for the first time in 16 years.
Numerous bills to relax gun regulations in Montana have been vetoed by Democratic governors in the past decade.