Montana House Shoots Down Federal Gun Control

[Erik]

Hail Montana, and may more of our citizens come to understand why they are worthy of praise.

 

[Dokkalfar]

yep. Here's hoping the montana bill makes it through their senate this time

i really need to try asking some of the Texas reps about any possible bills similar to any of these.

 

[Dokkalfar]

yep. Here's hoping the montana bill makes it through their senate this time

i really need to try asking some of the Texas reps about any possible bills similar to any of these.

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

I am glad to see montana trying this out. Even if it does not work, I am looking to see what else Montana might try......

(o)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful
for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun.
(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to -
(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the
authority of, the United States or any department or agency
thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof; or

 

[SHvar]

The feds dont get involved in cases where there is no need or direct threat as such the average Joe will follow the laws and go about their usual business, but allowing medical mary-jane opens the door immediately to a huge market with hundreds of millions of bad perscriptions, also opens the door to massive interstate trade and commerce to nearby states, regardless of how illegal it is there.
As far as a state ignoring the gun laws feds have, in most cases it will do no harm, but it opens the door to consider any guns not purchased legally or posessed legally as a crime under federal law. Its like the saying "its all fun and games until somebody gets an eye poked out". It will work fine and dandy until someone screws up, then the feds come in to clean up the mess.
Simply put, the laws state that a former convicted felon cannot posess or own a firearm, they lost that right, Id prefer to keep it that way, and keep the guns in posession those who need protection from the criminals, after all more than 77% of convicted felons are convicted again, and again.

 

[SHvar]

Yes, almost forgot to mention this, mary jane is a controlled substance, the tax stamp laws have been out of date and replaced for many years. Its actually wasnt until around the 70s before the controlled substance laws first included mary jane, then other drugs, before this the tax stamp laws were still confusing the system.
I can see the feds having a problem when they have to clean up the mess because the state chose to allow its citizens to break the laws.