Report – Oral argument; MSSA v Holder US Motion to Dismiss

Dear MSSA Friends,

Oral argument was held today on the U.S. Motion to Dismiss MSSA v. Holder, our lawsuit to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act.

The hearing took place in the U.S. Courthouse at the corner of Broadway and Pattee in Missoula, beginning at 9:00 AM, and finished shortly after 11:00 AM.

The U.S. moved to dismiss the lawsuit (standard, boilerplate move) based on standing, jurisdiction, and merit.

Concerning standing, the U.S. argues that I, as the sole individual plaintiff, don’t face imminent injury to allow me to obtain judicial relief because there is no certainty that the BATFE will arrest me and the U.S. will prosecute me if I forge ahead with plans to make MFFA items without federal permission (licensure). Read the story »

Oral Arguments On Motion To Dismiss MSSA v. Holder Scheduled

Oral argument has been scheduled in MSSA v. Holder (Montana Shooting Sports Association v. Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General) concerning the U.S. Motion to Dismiss., for Thursday, July 15th, at 9 AM, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch.

You should remember that MSSA v. Holder is our lawsuit to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act.

We don’t know yet which courtroom in the federal courthouse in Missoula will be used. Whatever one is used it would be great for the spectator area to be fully occupied. It should be an interesting day.

Several folks have asked if cameras or video recorders are allowed. I’m told that no recording devices are allowed in a federal courtroom (at least in Missoula).

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com

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The Beginning Of The End

Fighting back against the criminal enterprise of wolf introduction.

Fraud And Deceit Behind Wolf Reintroduction – Don’t Miss This!

WHO: Jim Beers, former Chief of National Wildlife Refuge Operations
WHAT: Public presentation on fraud and deceit employed in the dangerous wolf “reintroduction” program
WHEN: Sunday, May 16, 2010
WHERE: Gran Tree Inn in Bozeman, Montana

Jim Beers, former Chief of National Wildlife Refuge Operations, will address the lies, deceit and fraud employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state wildlife agencies in Montana and Idaho and environmental groups to illegally introduce Canadian wolves where they were never native, nor endangered.

His presentation begins at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at the Gran Tree Inn in Bozeman, Montana. Admission is free. Read the story »

A Warning To Outdoor Users About Echinococcus, From Worms

This is a warning to outdoor users about a potentially deadly biological event that could result from one’s curiosity to poke at and kick through scat from wolves, coyotes and foxes. Of course not everyone knowingly does this but many hunters, trappers and simply the curious, want to know what these animals have been eating.

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