HB 384 is MSSA’s bill to clarify that firearms locked in student vehicles in school parking lots do not subject a student to a mandatory one-year expulsion from school…
Public Hearing Friday on Montana’s Firearms Locked In Student Vehicles Bill
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Has testified before scores of legislative committees about firearms issues. Has drafted many successful pieces of legislation concerning use and ownership of firearms, shooting and hunting.
Hes is the current acting president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association and responsible for the creation and expansion of the Firearms Freedom Act.
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Montana Shooting Sports Association Bills Scheduled For Hearings – A Bunch Of Them
A bunch of MSSA bills have been scheduled for public hearings before the House Judiciary Committee on the mornings of February 12th and 13th…
Letter Requesting Montana Sheriffs Stand Their Ground Against Obama’s Gun Grab
Many individual sheriffs taking this position, the Utah Sheriffs Association has recently declared such a position…
National Coalition Responds to Obama’s Assault on the Second Amendment
The federal gun control measures President Barack Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein and others now propose represents nothing less than an attack on American freedom…
Montana Firearms Freedom Act Suit on the Move
FINALLY the Ninth Circuit has scheduled MSSA v. Holder for oral argument on March 4th, in Portland, Oregon…
Lessons, Themes Rise From Tragedy In Connecticut
In lieu of magic and simple emoting, we can rationally examine how these incidents happen, and how they can be interdicted, even if we are still at a loss to understand why any person would do such a terrible thing…
Montana Shooting Sports Association 2012 Candidate Grades & Endorsements
MSSA evaluates candidates based on voting records of incumbents, on returned MSSA Candidate Questionnaires, and on other information known about candidates.
Idiotic Theories Crumble in Wake of Colorado Shooting
Police simply cannot be depended on to save you. You are on your own. Admitting that is the first step towards personal responsibility and self-defense.
My Take on the SCOTUS’s Anti-Gun Obamacare Ruling
Roberts availed himself of a great opportunity to educate the voters of America. Warning voters that it is not the job of the Supreme Court to protect voters from the folly of electing bad people.
After-Action Report – Montana GOP Convention
The loss of highly energized Republicans, people who could have been kept at the oars of the Republican ship, will make winning the November election incrementally more difficult.
Gun Control Column Once Again Uses Anti-Logic Against Freedom
In his typically anti-gun, anti-freedom guest column, University of Montana math professor Bob McKelvey makes a striking error of basic logic that readers would not expect from a mathematician.
Montana Republican Governor Primary Candidate Assessment
I feel MSSA owes its members at least some information about the various candidates.
Two Great RKBA Legal Cases Receive Rulings
There were two clear wins reported in support of the right to keep and bear arms in courts.
US Supreme Court Issues Stay On Montana Free Speech Case
More colloquially, the United States Supreme Court just smacked the knuckles of the Montana Supreme Court with the proverbial teacher’s ruler.
Montana Shooting Sports Association Lawsuits Update
A couple of you have asked for an update on the lawsuits MSSA is involved in. There are two in process and one maybe in the works…
Citizen Gun Group Endorses Ron Paul for President
Citing continuing high poll numbers in spite of a media blackout, MSSA says that Ron Paul is the only candidate who offers a chance to save our Nation as a country of free people…
Good Or Bad National Concealed Carry Bill Stands Little Chance Of Seeing Obama’s Signature
Unless it is attached as an amendment to some other piece of “must have” legislation going to Obama, which is how carry in National Parks was done…
Fast and Furious was Never a Botched Operation
Fast and Furious did exactly what it was designed to do, set up the Second Amendment as the fall guy…
Montana Shooting Sports Association President Calls For Holder’s Resignation
I have just sent the letter below to all of Montana’s congressional delegation, Senators Baucus and Tester, and Representative Rehberg.
Privacy, the New Montana Drivers License Law & Concealed Weapons Permits
For those interested in personal privacy, there was a law passed in the last session that makes your residence address your default address for your Montana Drivers License….
Montana Shooting Sports Association Before the Montana Supreme Court
Montana law does not allow us to spend one nickel of members dues to help elect pro-gun candidates to the Legislature…
Gun Group Files Final Brief in Firearms Freedom Case
Montana Shooting Sports Association has filed its final brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in MSSA v. Holder litigation…
Complaint Against Montana Shooting Sports Association President Dismissed
The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices has finally dismissed the complaint, saying that it cannot find that I did anything wrong or in violation of the lobbying laws…
Why the WA Times Editorial About MSSA v. Holder is Important for the Firearms Freedom Act
The purpose for the Montana Firearms Freedom Act is to use it and firearms as the vehicle to roll back a half-century-plus of bad Commerce Clause judicial precedent…
Final Briefs Filed in Firearms Freedom Act Lawsuit
The last briefs of those supporting our side of MSSA v. Holder have been filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Briefs Filed in MSSA v. Holder AKA – Montana Firearms Freedom Act
This is MSSA’s lawsuit to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act…
Regarding Montana Governor’s Veto Of HB 271 – To Allow Concealed Carry Without A Permit
It’s obvious that the Governor didn’t even read HB 271 before doing a quick draw with his staged branding iron and completely missing the target…
When is Concealed Carry Really Concealed Carry in Montana?
You may carry concealed inside city limits without a permit if you are a person who is lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, backpacking, farming, ranching, or other outdoor activity…
Governor Vetoes Permit-Less Carry Inside Montana Cities
Governor Vetoes Permit-Less Carry Inside Montana Cities Missoula, MT –-(Ammoland.com)- I just got a call from the Associated Press wanting comment on the Governor’s veto of HB 271, to allow concealed carry without a permit inside city limits. According to the AP, the Governor vetoed 15 bills today, including HB 271. I told the AP […]
Montana Legislature Adjourns Suppressor Bill No Permitless Carry Yes
We lost the suppressor bill, HB 174, when the supermajority needed in the House on the vote to suspend the rules and accept a late bill from the Senate failed to achieve the required 67 votes…