Way to go MONTANA!!!
Check this out, FINALLY, a state with some cahones!
Executive Summary -- The USA state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY.
The State of Montana has defied the federa l government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown betwe en the federal government and the State of Montana. The federal governm ent fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns the y can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal -- confiscati on of privately owned firearms.
Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and risks them saying the federal agents have no right to violate their state gun laws and arrest the federal agents that try to enforce the federal firearms acts. This will be a world-class ev ent to watch. Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obamas face. If the federal gove rnment does nothing they lose face. Gotta love it.
Important Points -- If guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for sale and use in side that state then the federal firearms laws have no applicability since the federal government only has the power to control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws especially the constitution of the USA, the very document that empowers the USA.
Silencers made in Montana and sold in Montana would be fully legal and not registered. As a note si lencers were first used before the 007 movies as a device to enable one to hunt without disturbing neighbors and scaring game. They were also us eful as devices to control noise when practicing so as to not disturb th e neighbors.ine
Silencers work best with a bolt-action rifle. There is a long barrel and the chamber is closed tight so as to direct all the gases though the silencer at the tip of the barrel. Semi-auto pistols and revolvers do not really muffle the sound very well except on the silver screen. The revolvers bleed gas out with the sound all over the place. The semi-auto pistols bleed the gases out when the slide recoils back.
Silencers are maybe nice for snipers picking off en emy soldiers even though they reduce velocity but not very practical for hit men shooting pistols in crowded places. Silencers were useful to ols for gun enthusiasts and hunters.
There would be no firearm registration, serial numbers, criminal records check, waiting pe riods or paperwork required. So in a short period of time there would be millions and millions of unregistered untraceable guns in Montana. Way to go Montana.
Discussion -- Let us see what Obama does. If he hits Montana hard they will probably vote to secede from the USA. The governor of Texas has already been refusing Federal money because he does not want to agree to the conditions that go with it and he has been sayin g secession is a right they have as sort of a threat. Things are no longer the same with the USA. Do not be deceived by Obama acting as if all is the same, it is not.
T ext of the New Law
A N 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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Short title. [Sectio ns 1 through 6] may be cited as the "Montana Firearms Freedom Act".
Section 2. Legislative declarations of authority. The legislature declares that the authority for [sections 1 through 6] is the following:
(1) The 10th amendme nt to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their pe ople all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the co nstitution and reserves to the state and people of Montana certain powers as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to stateho od in 1889. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract betwe en the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Mo ntana and the United States in 1889.
(2) The ninth amendment to the Uni ted States constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the constitution and reserves to the people of Montana certain right s, as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to stateho od in 1889. The guaranty of those rights is a matter of contract betwe en the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Mo ntana and the United States in 1889.
(3) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the 9th and 10th amendments to the Un ited States constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of in trastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition.
(4) The second amendmen t to the United States constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889, and the guaranty of the right is a matter of contract between the state and people of Montana and the Unit ed States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agree d upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.(5) Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution clearly secures to Montana citiz ens, and prohibits government interference with, the right of individual Montana citizens to keep and bear arms. This constitutional protection is unchanged from the 1889 Montana constitution, which was approved by congress and the people of Montana, and the right exists, as it was understood at the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 6], the following definitions apply:
(1) "Borders of Montana" means the boundaries of Montana described in Article I, section 1, of the 1889 Montana constitution.
(2) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressor s, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carrie rs, and lights for target illumination.
(3) "Generic and insignifican t parts" includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins.< BR>(4) "Manufactured" means that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or amm unition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other process es for working materials.
Section 4. Prohibitions. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is man ufactured commercially or privately in Montana and that remains within the borders of Montana is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate inters tate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items hav e not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firea rm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Montana from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusi on of any significant parts imported from another state. Generic and insig nificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applicat ions are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their imp ortation into Montana and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accesso ry, or ammunition manufactured in Montana does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearm s accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The auth ority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, an d ammunition made in Montana from those materials. Firearms access ories that are imported into Montana from another state and that are subjec t to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subjec t a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Montana.
Section 5. Exceptions. [Section 4] does not apply to:
(1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;
(2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than 1 1/2 inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;
(3) ammunition with a projectile that explodes us ing an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the fir earm; or(4) a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.
Section 6. Marketing of firearms. A firearm manufactured or sol d in Montana under [sections 1 through 6] must have the words "Made in Montana" clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
Section 7. Codification instruction. [Sections 1 through 6] are intended to be codified as an integra l part of Title 30, and the provisions of Title 30 apply to [sections 1 th rough 6].
Section 8. Applicability. [This act] applies to firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition that are manuf actured, as defined in [section 3], and retained in Montana after October 1, 2009.
Check this out, FINALLY, a state with some cahones!
Executive Summary -- The USA state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY.
The State of Montana has defied the federa l government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown betwe en the federal government and the State of Montana. The federal governm ent fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns the y can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal -- confiscati on of privately owned firearms.
Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and risks them saying the federal agents have no right to violate their state gun laws and arrest the federal agents that try to enforce the federal firearms acts. This will be a world-class ev ent to watch. Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obamas face. If the federal gove rnment does nothing they lose face. Gotta love it.
Important Points -- If guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for sale and use in side that state then the federal firearms laws have no applicability since the federal government only has the power to control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws especially the constitution of the USA, the very document that empowers the USA.
Silencers made in Montana and sold in Montana would be fully legal and not registered. As a note si lencers were first used before the 007 movies as a device to enable one to hunt without disturbing neighbors and scaring game. They were also us eful as devices to control noise when practicing so as to not disturb th e neighbors.ine
Silencers work best with a bolt-action rifle. There is a long barrel and the chamber is closed tight so as to direct all the gases though the silencer at the tip of the barrel. Semi-auto pistols and revolvers do not really muffle the sound very well except on the silver screen. The revolvers bleed gas out with the sound all over the place. The semi-auto pistols bleed the gases out when the slide recoils back.
Silencers are maybe nice for snipers picking off en emy soldiers even though they reduce velocity but not very practical for hit men shooting pistols in crowded places. Silencers were useful to ols for gun enthusiasts and hunters.
There would be no firearm registration, serial numbers, criminal records check, waiting pe riods or paperwork required. So in a short period of time there would be millions and millions of unregistered untraceable guns in Montana. Way to go Montana.
Discussion -- Let us see what Obama does. If he hits Montana hard they will probably vote to secede from the USA. The governor of Texas has already been refusing Federal money because he does not want to agree to the conditions that go with it and he has been sayin g secession is a right they have as sort of a threat. Things are no longer the same with the USA. Do not be deceived by Obama acting as if all is the same, it is not.
T ext of the New Law
HOUSE BILL NO. 246
INTRODUCED BY J BONIEK, BENNETT, BUTCHER, CURTISS, RANDALL, WARBURTON
INTRODUCED BY J BONIEK, BENNETT, BUTCHER, CURTISS, RANDALL, WARBURTON
A N 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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Short title. [Sectio ns 1 through 6] may be cited as the "Montana Firearms Freedom Act".
Section 2. Legislative declarations of authority. The legislature declares that the authority for [sections 1 through 6] is the following:
(1) The 10th amendme nt to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their pe ople all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the co nstitution and reserves to the state and people of Montana certain powers as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to stateho od in 1889. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract betwe en the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Mo ntana and the United States in 1889.
(2) The ninth amendment to the Uni ted States constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the constitution and reserves to the people of Montana certain right s, as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to stateho od in 1889. The guaranty of those rights is a matter of contract betwe en the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Mo ntana and the United States in 1889.
(3) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the 9th and 10th amendments to the Un ited States constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of in trastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition.
(4) The second amendmen t to the United States constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889, and the guaranty of the right is a matter of contract between the state and people of Montana and the Unit ed States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agree d upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.(5) Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution clearly secures to Montana citiz ens, and prohibits government interference with, the right of individual Montana citizens to keep and bear arms. This constitutional protection is unchanged from the 1889 Montana constitution, which was approved by congress and the people of Montana, and the right exists, as it was understood at the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 6], the following definitions apply:
(1) "Borders of Montana" means the boundaries of Montana described in Article I, section 1, of the 1889 Montana constitution.
(2) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressor s, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carrie rs, and lights for target illumination.
(3) "Generic and insignifican t parts" includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins.< BR>(4) "Manufactured" means that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or amm unition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other process es for working materials.
Section 4. Prohibitions. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is man ufactured commercially or privately in Montana and that remains within the borders of Montana is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate inters tate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items hav e not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firea rm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Montana from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusi on of any significant parts imported from another state. Generic and insig nificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applicat ions are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their imp ortation into Montana and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accesso ry, or ammunition manufactured in Montana does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearm s accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The auth ority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, an d ammunition made in Montana from those materials. Firearms access ories that are imported into Montana from another state and that are subjec t to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subjec t a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Montana.
Section 5. Exceptions. [Section 4] does not apply to:
(1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;
(2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than 1 1/2 inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;
(3) ammunition with a projectile that explodes us ing an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the fir earm; or(4) a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.
Section 6. Marketing of firearms. A firearm manufactured or sol d in Montana under [sections 1 through 6] must have the words "Made in Montana" clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
Section 7. Codification instruction. [Sections 1 through 6] are intended to be codified as an integra l part of Title 30, and the provisions of Title 30 apply to [sections 1 th rough 6].
Section 8. Applicability. [This act] applies to firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition that are manuf actured, as defined in [section 3], and retained in Montana after October 1, 2009.
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