Good news – HB 246

Our Montana-made guns bill, HB 246, passed the Montana House of Representatives on Third Reading today by a vote of 85-14, a good strong showing.

HB 246 declares that any firearms and ammunition made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation under the guise of Congress’s constitutional power to regulate “commerce among the states.”

HB 246 now moves to the Senate where it will almost certainly be assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. We hope that the Senate won’t want to tinker with HB 246, but just approve it.

Pasted below are the Representatives who voted AGAINST HB 246 on Third Reading today. These are ALL Democrats, but it should also be noted that 35 Democrats voted FOR HB 246 on Third Reading.

Best wishes,

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
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Voting against HB 246 on House Third Reading, , 3/21/09

Barrett, Dick (D-Missoula)
Caferro, Mary (D-Helena)
Dickenson, Sue (D-Great Falls)
Driscoll, Robyn (D-Billings)
Furey, Timothy (D-Missoula)
Hands, Betsy (D-Missoula)
Henry, Teresa (D-Missoula)
Hollenbaugh, Galen (D-Helena)
MacDonald, Margaret (D-Billings)
McAlpin, Dave (D-Missoula)
Pease-Lopez, Carolyn (D-Billings)
Pomnichowski, JP (D-Bozeman)
Roundstone, J. David (D-Busby)
Sands, Diane (D-Missoula)