Montana Governor Gianforte signs Permitless (Constitutional) Carry

AmmoLand ^ | 19 February, 2021 | Dean Weingarten

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Screen shot from Montana Public Access video, cropped scaled and text added by Dean Weingarten

On 18 February 2021, Governor Greg Gianforte signed Montana HB102 into law. The bill is the largest, most comprehensive reform of Montana gun laws in the history of the state. A previous AmmoLand article discussed the details of the law.

Many of the reforms in the law have been sought for decades, but have been thwarted by Montana Governors. Democrat Governors vetoed Constitutional Carry bills three times in the last 15 years.

In 2021, Governor Gianforte said he was looking forward to signing  HB102 on February 4th, in an interview on KGVO.com:

“There are a number of pieces of legislation moving through the Montana legislature,” said Gianforte. “I’m looking forward to getting them on my desk. One of those bills is HB 102, which would provide for constitutional carry here in the state. I’m looking forward to signing that bill, and if there are attempts to infringe on our state’s rights as it relates to our constitutional rights, know that I will work side by side with our Attorney General to oppose any of those efforts.”

HB102 passed the legislature on the 9th of February and was sent to Governor Gianforte on 11 February. A week later, on 18 February, the bill was signed in a video-recorded ceremony.

When a governor publicly signs a right to keep and bear arms bill, it indicates they actually support it, rather than are ashamed of it.

Montana becomes the 18th State to restore Constitutional Carry. Constitutional Carry is a reasonable approximation of a return to the state of law when the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. At that time, no permits were required to carry arms

[WildHighlander57]

That map needs updating; green for constitutional carry, blue for shall issue, yellow for may issue, and red for no issue.

[weps4ret]

Have lived in Montana for 20 years in a very quiet corner of NW Montana. It is the last best place. People help each other, even if they do not care for each other. Conservative values abound away from the college cities. We are down to one demonRAT senator. Working on that error!

Stay Safe and Well,

Gunner

[BDParrish]

Gun friendly? Conservative? The South?
My experience is limited to the Carolinas and Georgia, but I think, FWIW, that there are many white people who still do not like the idea of gun laws that mean that Black Americans can carry weapons without restriction same as Whites. Blacks are immersed in the Democratic agenda, so I cannot see any path to what you suggest.