Montana, Montana

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:53 PM
Montana House Bill 246 declares Montana sovereignty and then ENGAGES that sovereignty with a real issue, the right to bear arms. As of October 2009, ALL firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories produced, sold and kept in Montana are COMPLETELY EXEMPT from all Federal firearm and ammunition regulations. In history-book terms, this is called NULLIFICATION. See John C. Calhoun. Man, I wish these guys would have been around in 1861. Once the law goes live in October, we will REALLY see what kind of gumption Montana has. Will they stand and defend one of their citizens when the Feds come to get them? Steeplefriends, this is HUGE NEWS, so big that the brown-nosing, worthless mainstream media has essentially ignored it.
by Bahnsen8
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# Myself400 said on Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:50 PM

Wow! Thats great that they are taking that stand. We are going to have to watch to see how all of that develops. It should be interesting. :)

~Sarah~

# Joe Napalm said on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:51 PM

How many firearm manufacturers are there in Montana?

# Bahnsen8 said on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:49 AM

http://mssa.us/mt.phtml

# Joe Napalm said on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:31 PM

Honestly, I don't see the value in the bill. Most Montana residents don't own guns manufactured in Montana. So, it's a bill with little to no application. Maybe it's just that I poo-poo all of your good news, but how significant is this?

# Bahnsen8 said on Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:11 AM

Joe, if only one Montana resident and one Montana FFL dealer get together to complete a purchase of a Montana-manufactured firearm, and they do NOT call in for a background check as required by FEDERAL law, and the Feds get wind of this, THEN there will be a direct confrontation between Federal and Montana authorities. Will the Montanans submit to the predictable result in the Federal courts? Or will they say, "No", your ruling has no jurisdiction here! That is why this may be a very pertinent development. Again, in the history books, this kind of event gets its own CHAPTER- NULLIFICATION.

# Joe Napalm said on Friday, May 29, 2009 2:02 PM

OK, I'll wait and see. I don't expect the fireworks that you do, but we'll see....

# Bahnsen8 said on Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:07 AM

I don't understand how anyone cannot see the historical significance of Montana's act of nullification. If nullification made the history books, Montana's action should at least be a big piece of the swirling current events pie.

# FloridaCracker said on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:08 PM

All I can say is this.

South Carolina - 1832-1833!

I wonder how Montana will respond to the open letter the BATF sent them?