Monday, March 18, 2013

States to feds: Hands off our guns

A growing number of states are moving forward with legislation to exempt them from new federal gun controls and, in some cases, brand as criminals anyone who tries to enforce them. 

In Montana, a similar bill prohibiting state or local police from enforcing a federal assault weapons ban has passed both houses of the state legislature and awaits reconciliation between the two chambers before it goes to the governor. 

Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat, has not revealed his position on the bill. 

Montana went for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney by double digits in November. And GOP Rep. Krayton Kerns, who penned the legislation, noted that Bullock would be up for reelection in a few years.

“He probably needs one gun rights vote,” Kerns said. “Maybe this will be it.” 


Read more:

 http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/administration/288549-states-to-feds-hands-off-our-guns#ixzz2NuqfeaDH 

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