Montana-made guns bill, passed 80-20 (Merged)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Marbut-MSSA" <mssa@mtssa.org>
To: <mssa@mtssa.org>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:04 PM
Subject: HB 246 Success - Second Reading House


> Dear MSSA Friends,
>
> HB 246, our Montana-made guns bill, passed Second Reading in the House with a vote of 80-20.
>
> In case you're interested, I'll paste below the names of the 20 Representatives who voted against HB 246 this time, all Democrats (although 30 Democrats voted FOR HB 246 today).
>
> HB 246 should be up on Third Reading, the final House vote, tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see if any of the "Nay" votes switch to "Aye" on Third Reading.
>
> Gary Marbut, president
> Montana Shooting Sports Association
> Montana Shooting Sports Association
> author, Gun Laws of Montana
> Gun Laws of Montana
> ----------------------------------------------
> Voted AGAINST HB 246 on House Second Reading on 3/20/09
>
> Barrett, Dick
> Belcourt, Tony
> Caferro, Mary
> Dickenson, Sue
> Driscoll, Robyn
> Furey, Timothy
> Hands, Betsy
> Henry, Teresa
> Hollenbaugh, Galen
> Jopek, Mike
> MacDonald, Margaret
> Malek, Sue
> McAlpin, Dave
> Noonan, Art
> Pease-Lopez, Carolyn
> Pomnichowski, JP
> Sands, Diane
> Sesso, Jon
> Villa, Dan
> Wilson, Bill
>

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----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Marbut-MSSA
To: mssa@mtssa.org
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 6:35 PM
Subject: Good news - HB 246
Dear MSSA Friends,

Our Montana-made guns bill, HB 246, passed the Montana House of Representatives on Third Reading today by a vote of 85-14, a good strong showing.

HB 246 declares that any firearms and ammunition made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation under the guise of Congress's constitutional power to regulate "commerce among the states."

HB 246 now moves to the Senate where it will almost certainly be assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. We hope that the Senate won't want to tinker with HB 246, but just approve it.

Pasted below are the Representatives who voted AGAINST HB 246 on Third Reading today. These are ALL Democrats, but it should also be noted that 35 Democrats voted FOR HB 246 on Third Reading.

Best wishes,

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
Montana Shooting Sports Association
author, Gun Laws of Montana
Gun Laws of Montana
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Voting against HB 246 on House Third Reading, , 3/21/09

Barrett, Dick (D-Missoula)
Caferro, Mary (D-Helena)
Dickenson, Sue (D-Great Falls)
Driscoll, Robyn (D-Billings)
Furey, Timothy (D-Missoula)
Hands, Betsy (D-Missoula)
Henry, Teresa (D-Missoula)
Hollenbaugh, Galen (D-Helena)
MacDonald, Margaret (D-Billings)
McAlpin, Dave (D-Missoula)
Pease-Lopez, Carolyn (D-Billings)
Pomnichowski, JP (D-Bozeman)
Roundstone, J. David (D-Busby)
Sands, Diane (D-Missoula)

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Note the negatives...and remember who they are for 2010...

Bye-bye, legislators...