Opinion
Montana – -(AmmoLand.com)- Friday, 5/3/19, Governor Bullock vetoed HB 325, the bill to prevent a patchwork of gun control laws across the state. The bill’s identical companion, HB 357 will cause the same thing to go to a vote of the people at the next General Election, in November of 2020.
It’s no surprise that the Governor was highly disingenuous in his veto message giving his reason for this veto. For example, he says HB 325 would allow felons to bring guns into schools, even though it’s illegal under federal law for felons to possess guns. (Yes, Bullock is reputed to have graduated from law school.)
So, Bullock is effectively arguing that a felon who would disregard committing another federal felony and disregard a state law prohibiting guns in schools (45-8-361), would be deterred from bringing guns into schools if only local governments are allowed to enact an ordinance for a local misdemeanor prohibiting that conduct. Right, as if felons spend their time first reading and then complying with local ordinances. Right, nonsensical.
There is much else nonsensical about the Governor’s veto message. In a separate effort, I’ll dissect and correct it in detail.
However, this veto message clearly telegraphs the exact lies opponents will make about HB 357 in the run-up to the 2020 election. Opponents will say, in various ways, that HB 357 will cause the end-of-life-on-Earth-as-we-know-it if voters vote for HB 357. They will lie repeatedly.
You and I will be fully responsible for explaining HB 357 to uninformed voters. Yes, that will be your job and the job of every one of your pro-gun friends. This will happen in a thousand one-on-one conversations you will have with other Montana voters between now and November of 2020. Anti-gun New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his minions will probably spend a lot of money in Montana propagating the same lies about HB 357 that Bullock used in his veto message of HB 325. Only you will be able to convince your friends and neighbors to vote for HB 357. I can’t do that for you, nor can MSSA, the NRA, or anyone else. Only you. Get ready.
So, I recommend that you begin to prepare by reading Bullock’s veto message below:
Montana Governor Bullock’s HB 325 Veto Excuses:
Again, I will prepare a detailed rebuttal of this veto message for your use, and get that to you soon.
Best wishes,
Gary Marbut, President
Montana Shooting Sports Association
https://www.mtssa.org
Author, Gun Laws of Montana
www.mtpublish.com
About Montana Shooting Sports Association:
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Why Why do u keep electing democrats, are you insane.
There will come a time when We The People will say “Enough is enough”. There will be blood…
This article is confusing, at best.
The governor is a Democrat AND is in favor of more gun control AND is trying to confuse the issue.
That should have been made clear in the first few sentences of the article.
After that, more examples of how the governor is trying to confuse the issue, put in perspective might be appropriate.
Just what I would expect from a damnocrat lawyer!
It sounds like too many democrats from Kalifornia have moved into Montana. Man, I thought Montana was free and do as you like, now it’s the demon-craps saying you must do what we tell you to do because we know it all and we know what’s best for you! It’s all about power and control of the masses (sounds like the mpvie “The Matrix”). Are the democrats going to turn Montana into New Jersey or New York?
Seems like a lot of angry folks. Handguns are rarely available when needed. Surprise belongs to the criminal. Most guns harm their owners.
Kudos to readers NR Ringlee and Minute Man. They summarized the situation perfectly. I would add, the determination of the Democrat Party leadership to enforce the party line on gun control, bodes ill for any Dem with the slightest inclination towards giving the 2nd Amendment anything more than lip service.
Off with his head!
Thank you for making clear that WE THE PEOPLE are responsible for debunking the lies told by gun-takers. We must make the truth clear to voters. Otherwise, they will get their ‘truth’ from the multitude of sources that have zero understanding of guns and those that use them – both criminals and the rest of WE THE PEOPLE. Talk to your friends and enemies to make the truth known. If we sit on our hands, our hands may never again hold a gun.
Democrat ass-clown!!