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States? Rights: Montana Sovereignty Resolution Dies; Governor Signs 2nd Amendment Bill

By Phil

The last couple of weeks have proven lively for the great State of Montana. On the one hand, HR3 effectively died in the State House:

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA ARTICULATING THE RIGHTS OF THE STATE OF MONTANA AND OF THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.

Action - Most Recent First	Date	Votes Yes	Votes No	Committee
(H) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed	04/22/2009	50	50

The GreatFallsTribune has some coverage on HR3 here.

On the other hand, Montana is claiming its Second Amendment rights via HB246:

AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A FIREARM, A FIREARM ACCESSORY, OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURED AND RETAINED IN MONTANA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE.

(H) Signed by Governor

04/15/2009

Montana’s State initiative page is here; a current listing of State-based initiatives can be found here.

-Phil

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on April 23, 2009 (boomark / email).