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Montana Governor Signs New Gun Law-(DARES Obama To Challenge it!)
Gather ^ | 5-5-09 | George W.

Posted on 05/06/2009 7:24:33 AM PDT by tcrlaf

The state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY.

The State of Montana has defied the federal government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown between the federal government and the State of Montana . The federal government fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns they can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal - confiscation 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 event to watch.

Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obama's face. If the federal government 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 inside 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 sol in Montana would be fully legal and not registered. As a note silencers were first used before the 007 movies as a device to enable one to hunt without disturbing neighbors and scaring game. They were also useful as devices to control noise when practicing so as to not disturb the neighbors.

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 enemy soldiers even though they reduce velocity but not very practical for hit men shooting pistols in crowded places. Silencers were useful tools for gun enthusiasts and hunters.

There would be no firearm registration, serial numbers, criminal records check, waiting periods 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 !


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: banglist; bho44; bhotyranny; donttreadonme; fubo; guns; law; liberty; montana; obama; shallnotbeinfringed; sovereignty; statesrights
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To: redgolum
The real test will be when the ATF/FBI or pick the alphabet soup agency comes in to arrest someone in Montana for violating the federal gun laws. Would the Montana state government arrest the federal agents at the risk of an armed shoot out? Doubt it. This won't stand guys. If you are in Montana don't fall for this and end up spending a lot time in a Federal pen being a martyr.

Another outcome is even more likely than that of the state govt of MT arresting the feds. The application of Rule 308 from long range by persons unknown would become a likely proposition.

241 posted on 05/06/2009 7:39:31 PM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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To: Travis McGee

Note to self: Order book tomorrow from work.


242 posted on 05/06/2009 7:39:48 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: Squantos

None of these laws are likely to be definitive, but the sure do point to a trend.


243 posted on 05/06/2009 7:41:49 PM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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To: EdReform; dynachrome
Thanks EdReform and dynachrome! This is actually a DUPLICATE ARTICLE posted yesterday I pinged the group to. NEITHER article offered any attribution so it appears that either someone's netiquette is not up to snuff, or the same author posted it to both sites. Oh well; thanks again for the ping. A trip of a thousand miles begins with a single step...
244 posted on 05/06/2009 7:44:31 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST. Have I missed anything?)
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To: Travis McGee

Who da man? You da man! Lookin forward to the read...


245 posted on 05/06/2009 7:47:37 PM PDT by glock rocks
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To: OafOfOffice

No apology needed.


246 posted on 05/06/2009 7:48:45 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier presently instructing at Ft. Benning.)
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To: glock rocks

It’ll be a big relief when they are shipped. Once they are “out there” they can’t be erased or deleted.


247 posted on 05/06/2009 7:51:22 PM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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To: Travis McGee

It’s great one DEMONRAT governor has enough scruples to rebel against his party of socialist control freaks...He needs to change parties...


248 posted on 05/06/2009 7:56:29 PM PDT by KLT (A damn Yankee, from the great state of Mississippi....Go Freepers Go!)
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To: Travis McGee
Yep, one for me, and one to loan out.

Great news.

249 posted on 05/06/2009 7:57:11 PM PDT by glock rocks
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To: glock rocks
and one to loan out.

I tried that and the "loaners" were never returned!

;<)

250 posted on 05/06/2009 8:09:33 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: Eaker
the "loaners" were never returned

Maybe not, but on the upside, maybe they kept bein loaned... my first yellow loaner called home from Tampa last Christmas :o0

251 posted on 05/06/2009 8:14:58 PM PDT by glock rocks
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To: justlurking; Travis McGee

No, standard velocity .22 is slightly supersonic, at least in a rifle...


Undoubtedly. But in a dedicated integrally-suppressed rifle with a short 7” internal barrel having perforations designed to ensure subsonic performance from conventional 22LR (for obvious reasons) this is not the case.

(I suspect that the issue of suppressors is rather Churchillian, as never have so many who know so little expressed so much that is so wrong with so much confidence).


252 posted on 05/06/2009 8:16:24 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Typical "Rightwing Extremist")
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To: fightinbluhen51; Travis McGee

I’m still willing to say that the action cycling will still make more noise than the round.


God bless your willingness. It is your greatest strength on this topic.


253 posted on 05/06/2009 8:17:18 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Typical "Rightwing Extremist")
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To: RKBA Democrat

I didn’t review the Montana law, but the Texas law requires the state to defend those prosecuted by the Feds.


254 posted on 05/06/2009 8:18:55 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Typical "Rightwing Extremist")
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To: ctdonath2

HOUSE BILL NO. 246

INTRODUCED BY J. BONIEK, BENNETT, BUTCHER, CURTISS, RANDALL, WARBURTON

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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Short title. [Sections 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 amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the constitution and reserves to the state and people of Montana certain powers as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between 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 Montana and the United States in 1889.

(2) The ninth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the constitution and reserves to the people of Montana certain rights as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889. The guaranty of those rights is a matter of contract between 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 Montana 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 United States constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of intrastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition.

(4) The second amendment 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 United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.

(5) Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution clearly secures to Montana citizens, 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 suppressors, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, and lights for target illumination.

(3) “Generic and insignificant parts” includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins.

(4) “Manufactured” means that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other processes for working materials.

Section 4. Prohibitions. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured 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 interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Montana from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state. Generic and insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their importation into Montana and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accessory, 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, firearms accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition made in Montana from those materials. Firearms accessories that are imported into Montana from another state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subject 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 using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; 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 sold 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 integral part of Title 30, and the provisions of Title 30 apply to [sections 1 through 6].

Section 8. Applicability. [This act] applies to firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition that are manufactured, as defined in [section 3], and retained in Montana after October 1, 2009.

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255 posted on 05/06/2009 8:20:41 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: Jeffrey_D.
That pic is not entirely truthful...I didn't cook the rabbit. My son has the rabbit and it gets fed carrots and lettuce.

I just wanted to p*ss off someone from PETA at the time. I don't eat carrots and lettuce, except as garnishes.

256 posted on 05/06/2009 8:25:22 PM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Beelzebubba
The author should have gone out and actually tried a few versions before making foolish assertions. Firing supersonic rounds from a high-powered bolt action rifle is not exactly quiet. On the other hand I shot a suppressed Uzi (in both .45 and 9mm) and the loudest thing was the slide slamming forward. It was quiet enough to hear the brass raining down on the concrete in 9mm; the .45 ammo was louder, mechanically. I have also fired a suppressed Beretta 92 with grease packed suppressor ... very quiet.

Didn't the Russkies make a revolver which pressed the cylinder forward against the barrel when firing, and it was supposedly very quiet with suppressor.

257 posted on 05/06/2009 8:25:52 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Beelzebubba; Squantos
“Slightly supersonic” is like being “slightly pregnant.”

If you is, you is. And a sonic crack is a sonic crack.

I've actually been out in a perfect test situation. Calm cold day, no wind, fresh snow on the ground. With a .22 rifle firing .22LR at a nominal 1050fps, the rising temps actually caused the speed of sound to cross the threshold. The difference with and without sonic crack is stark. The "slap" of a .22's semi auto bolt is negligible. I've also fired 9mm both super and subsonic with quality suppressors. Take away the crack, that's a big difference. Bolt slap? Hardly anything. What is overlooked by folks (including Hollywood types) who imagine suppressors is just how frikkin loud it is when your bullets are hitting a car or a wall. Because most people don't have experience with suppressors (including Hollywood types) they never notice the impact noise, since it's usually not noticeable over the muzzle blast (unless you are shooting steel plates at long range, and there is a significant time delay.) You can suppress a submachine gun's muzzle blast, but let me tell you, shooting up a car at close range makes a racket! "Bolt slap" or whatever is still much less than even suppressed muzzle blast. The centerfire ones I've used are at least as loud, suppressed, as a very loud hand clap, or dropping a big textbook on a floor. Depending on where and when you are shooting, such a sound will not be noticed. But it sure sounds loud to the shooter at midnight. And the Hollywood types, as I've said, are completely ignorant about how damn loud it is when bullets crash into a car or a wall, never mind the suppressed muzzle blast.

258 posted on 05/06/2009 8:28:35 PM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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To: Two Kids' Dad

It’s an old Frank Zappa song about Moving to Montana Soon,..maybe not relevant, maybe extremely relevant. I survived the sixties and seventies.


259 posted on 05/06/2009 8:34:34 PM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Beelzebubba

The .45 has a much greater release of gas. Both are probably subsonic. Imagine stifling a tiny fart and a gigantic fart.


260 posted on 05/06/2009 8:36:16 PM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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