This is beyond simply drawing a line in the sand, this looks far more like a gauntlet being thrown down by a state that recognizes and is able to decipher the signs of what is coming.

If the federal government attempts to take action against the state of Montana will a vote of secession be their next move?

Don’t think that this is some crazy Montana thing, several states are taking a similar approach to slapping back the over reaching hand of the federal government.

You’d think news of this would be all over the internet, but I am having a very hard time at the moment finding anything beyond blog entries.

Good job Montana!

Good job Governor!

I now miss home more than ever.

Nicely stated! Like your blog as well…

What are the chances of New York following suit?

(Okay. You can stop laughing now. …Sigh.)

Daddy-O on May 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM

Same thought occured to me but like yourself reality kicked in.

I’m always willing and able to report the bad news that Democrats bring us on a regular basis; I am also willing and able to report when a Democrat politician stands up to his own party and does the right thing for the people he/she represents. This is one of those cases.

For those who were asking…

Montana Governor Sign
Stunning New Gun Law
KVPI Channel 6 (Montana)
Associated Press – April 15, 2009 5:24 PM ET

The actual AP link has been removed.

By my reading of this, a version of the M-388 Davy Crockett would be legal, so long as black power is used to propel the warhead, if it is made in Montana.

hicsuget on May 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Techically no, since the warhead requires the use of chemical energy to create the explosions to drive the fissionable material into critical mass.

(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

By my reading of this, a version of the M-388 Davy Crockett would be legal, so long as black power is used to propel the warhead, if it is made in Montana.

The Supreme Court effectively repealed the 10th Amendment all on their own by re-defining “interstate commerce” as “almost anything the federal government wants to regulate”.

Remember Ladies and Gents, 93 died at Waco over not paying the $200 transfer tax to own weapons covered under the Gun Control act of 1934. The BATF is going to pass a bloody brick if this is real. Even if this is law for 3 days, you are going to have every gun guy in Montana firing up their lathe to turn out silencers and full auto triggers, short barreled rifles, stocked pistols (Yes, putting a stock on a pistol is against Federal law). Just all kinds of interesting stuff.

99% of the innovations of the past 100 years have come down to a handful of inventors, Garand, Maxim, Browning, Luger, Bouchart, Colt, Armalite and a few others. All of these men working in their little shops developed these designs and the U.S. government got this development for FREE. After 1934, the inventions stopped because of the Federal Laws. What have we developed since then? The AR which is a worthy but flawed design, and the MAC, which was driven out of business. Now we buy our guns from “other countries”. Think about it, in WWII every weapon for the GI was American made and developed by an American. The M1 Garand, the Browning .45 Auto, the Browning .30 Machine gun, the Browning .50 caliber Heavy machine gun. All those are gone except the .50, replaced by weapons that either are old American designs (AR-15) or completely foreign designs (Beretta 9mm pistol, MAG-58 machine gun). Gun guys have been talking about new designs, innovations, new experiments, etc but no one could build them because it would get you 10 years (I’m not kidding), First Amendment be damned. Years of pent up inventions just waiting to explode!

Example:

How about a silenced downward ejecting bullpup 308 based on the reliable M1A action but with a straight, overhead short piston that loads mags from either side (For lefty or right hander) and is reliable with 240gr subsonic but can reach out to 800 yards with 168gr Match ammo?

God Bless Montana!

Either write responsibly or not at all…

Keemo, fair use is your friend.

Someone tipped me to this but I said I hadn’t heard about it and it seemed unlikely to me. I was wrong. Section 4. Prohibitions. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in……

This is a link to a Montana state page showing the legislative history – and showing it was signed into law on Tax Day.

What are the chances of New York following suit?

New York won’t follow…but this New Yorker is looking hard at MT as my next home.

This was on sodahead blogs three days ago.

Also, please take some tips from the others Keemo on formatting your posts.

GO MONTANA

Who wouldn’t vote for him?

This is a precursor of things to come and no one can stop it.

This reflects the Federalist form of government that the founders of our country envisioned and that will soon experience a resurgence in popularity.

Obama, Pelosi and Reid, and their strong-armed bureaucrats (who run banks, automobile manufacturers, etc), had better tread very carefully with respect to this matter, because it will resonate strongly with many millions of people.

The 55+ million people who didn’t vote for Obama, and many of the 62+ million who did, would vote for this guy in 2012 over Obama and whatever oaf the Republicans select in a New York minute.

All of which is for the better, because our country needs a viable third party.

I don’t think this will pass in Texas just yet, but at least someone is talking about it here.

Asher on May 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM

I bet it would (will).