Montana Firearms Freedom Act
From Skinny Moose Data Center
The Montana Firearms Freedom Act, more accurately called House Bill No. 246 (HB246), was introduced January 13, 2009 by Joel Boniek, Gerald Bennett, Edward Butcher, Aubyn Curtiss, Lee Randall and Wendy Warburton. The bill was signed in to law by Governor Brian Schweitzer on April 15, 2009 and will become effective October 1, 2009.
The law exempts firearms made and kept in Montana from Federal firearms regulations. It also has no requirements for registration, background checks or dealer licensing. It applies mostly to non-military types of firearms, along with ammunition and accessories such silencers, provided that these items are manufactured in the state, and do not leave the state.
It makes several references to a contract made between the United States and the state and people of Montana. It goes on to say the United States agreed to the compact and it was adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.