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Posted on 05/05/2023 4:31:25 AM PDT by marktwain
On April 26, 2023, Governor Gianforte (R) of Montana signed bills HB 356, SB 359, SB 400, and HB674 into law.
HB356, known as the FIND Act, prevents state agencies from doing business with financial institutions which discriminate against the firearms industry. SB 359 prevents financial institutions from requiring the use of firearms codes by retailers. SB 400 increases the term of a concealed carry permit from four to five years. SB 674 is a moderately complicated bill that sets up an enhanced Montana carry permit. It is designed to meet the requirements for five states’ reciprocity requirements, but there is no guarantee those states will accept an enhanced Montana permit as adequate.
All of the bills were popular with the Montana legislature. SB356 passed with 70% of the vote. SB 359 passed with nearly 3/4 of the vote. SB400 passed with 7/8 of the vote. SB 674 passed with about 90% of the vote.
SB 356 and SB 359 may have long-term effects by incentivizing banks not to include financial restrictions in private contracts where no such restrictions have passed the legislature. The plot to use private companies to restrict private actors is, essentially, a form of fascism, where governments work with large private institutions to do things the governments are normally forbidden from doing themselves.
SB 400 increases the term of the concealed carry permit from four to five years, which has become the de-facto national standard. This has occurred because the ATF will only allow permits to be used as a substitute for National Instant Background Check System (NICS) if they
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