Opinion
Montana – -(AmmoLand.com)- The Missoulian recently fired the first shot in the liberals’ campaign against LR-130 and its parent bills, HB 325 and HB 357 (and attempting to advise the Montana Supreme Court in the lawsuit Missoula v. Fox). The Missoulian says basically that the City of Missoula should be allowed to experiment with gun control. You may read the Missoulian editorial at the link.
I thought you might be interested in my response to this editorial. My response is now published here.
If you don’t have access to the Missoulian, here is my response:
Does the Missoulian support local First Amendment restrictions?
(198 words)The Missoulian believes that the City of Missoula should be allowed to enact gun control ordinances notwithstanding the Montana and US constitution’s reservation of the right to keep and bear arms to individual people (Missoulian editorial, 5/16/19). The particular gun control ordinance the Missoulian supports under this “laboratory of democracy” theory requires that individuals seek and obtain prior government approval before they may legally transfer a firearm.
Given this Missoulian position, one supposes that the Missoulian would also support a Missoula ordinance requiring prior government approval before publishing an editorial or news story, despite the freedom of the press mentioned in our constitutions.
There are many good reasons for such an ordinance. Dangerous people and activities can be inflamed by irresponsible media. It could save lives, maybe even children’s lives, if a committee of the City Council had a week to ponder the content of an editorial or news story before granting or withholding permission for publication.
I would oppose such an ordinance as a violation of reserved constitutional right, but it appears that the Missoulian has tacitly agreed to step out onto that slippery slope with its poorly-considered support for local gun control.
Good luck with your First Amendment Missoulian.
Sincerely,
Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
https://www.mtssa.org
Author, Gun Laws of Montana
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Gun control just means that people who have no criminal record are okay. The conspiracy theorists are threatened with being frightened of their right to carry a big ? They must have been demeaned as a child and now they have to protect themselves from their feelings of not being masculine enough.Are they frightened for their masculinity? Remember, big guns equal little… I’m amazed at the desire to portray bigness. Poor guys.
Missoula, a liberal’s paradise in a conservative state. A professional brainwashing culture at the university and political correctness abounds throughout the city. Problem is… the rest of the state is against their propaganda and desires to make an attempt to set a precedence, trying to affect the whole state…. which it won’t. I refuse to allow Missoula to Missoulafornicate the whole state.
Well im guessing its about time cival war II except this time its not a north or south thing.
The 2nd Amendment just spells out our God Given Rights to protect ourselves and our land and country and that WE The People are the Government in Reality. Criminals are going to Break Laws, it is what they do , but as Thomas Jefferson said “”The remedy for evil men is not the abrogation of the rights of law abiding citizens. The remedy for evil men is the gallows.” The Democrats have already shown they support Genocide by abortion where 50 Million babies have been Murdered under the Guise of women’s rights, which is a far cry from the number… Read more »
Missoula is not unlike Austin, Texas; home of a major university and a bastion of liberal stupidity and lack of common sense and reason.
As a veteran Marine and a vet army soilder and oif I am disgusted with this country. The Democrats (domestic terrorists) are destroying this country. I bet if you asked most wwll vets if they would do it all over again knowing today what this country is becoming they would say no. Once the Constitution gets a little trimmed off, I don’t think the cutting will ever stop. Stick together my fellow vets and believers in the 2nd amendment.
Whenever they start with ” Those Liberals” Ya know its not gonna be worth the smartphone its Txt’d on !
Haven’t liberals ruined enough of the country? Get out of Montana liberals.
Miriam has the grammer of a 6th grader, and we’re supposed to listen. What a joke.
Jesus Christ Montana is as backwoods as it gets. Damb glad I don’t live anywhere near you. Ignorance is contagious and clearly it’s spreading like wildfire up there. Its the 21st century. Wake up, pick up a book and get some knowledge and put down your musket Davey Crockett. Civilization will never progress with mental midgets holding guns proclaiming their rights. But I’m sure you believe you’re just “making ‘merica great again” right. Pathetic.