Gianforte signs permitless carry bill

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Thursday legislation that greatly increases the places in Montana where people can carry concealed firearms without permits.

“Every law-abiding Montanan should be able to defend themselves and their loved ones,” Gianforte said at the signing ceremony. “That’s why today I’m signing HB102 into law.”

The governor said Montanans deserve the right to defend themselves, especially because the new administration of Democrat U.S. President Joe Biden was calling on Congress to pass “anti-gun laws” mandating universal background checks and banning semiautomatic weapons.

Similar bills to HB102 died in the past in Montana, at least once by veto from a Democrat governor, but Gianforte is the first Republican in that seat in 16 years.

Read more: https://dailymontanan.com/2021/02/18/gianforte-signs-permitless-carry-bill/

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New gun carry law has campus officials pondering


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.”

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102 on Thursday, which allows law-abiding gun owners to carry concealed firearms for self-protection without written authorization from the government. The law takes away the ability of local governments to restrict open or concealed carrying of firearms except in places like government offices or other secure areas. It gives private property owners the ability to prohibit carrying guns on their grounds.

And it requires the Montana University System to drop its restrictions on campus carry by June 1.

Read more: https://missoulian.com/news/local/new-gun-carry-law-has-campus-officials-pondering/article_4d2020de-b438-5acc-8374-8150e8970368.html