Bills would expand gun laws
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 2 months AGO
HELENA (AP) — Republican lawmakers have proposed three bills in the House Judiciary Committee to augment Montana gun laws.
Rep. Kerry White’s House Bill 371 would allow people with concealed carry licenses to take concealed guns into bars and banks. Opponents say the measure could also allow for guns in schools.
Rep. Bill Harris’ House Bill 298 would nullify Montana’s concealed carry permit system.
The least contested of the three, Rep. Carl Glimm’s House Bill 320, would remove an existing requirement for school boards to automatically expel any student who takes a gun to school.
The bill by Glimm, from Kalispell, aims to protect young hunters who leave guns locked in their trunks.
In 2010 a Columbia Falls High School student received national attention after she brought an unloaded rifle to school in her vehicle.
Although she initially was suspended from school, the school board voted not to expel her.
Committee members took no immediate action on the bills Wednesday. Last week they passed a bill that would prohibit enforcement of federal gun laws in Montana.
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