Anti-Gun Democrats DEFEATED, Again - Self-Defense Reform Bill Heads to the Governor’s Desk in Montana!

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Self-Defense Reform Bill Heads to the Governor?s Desk in Montana!
Thursday, April 09, 2009

Please Contact the Governor Today!

Today, the conference report on House Bill 228 was passed by the
Montana House and Senate. The House approved the measure 85-14 and
the Senate 40-10. The bill is now en route to Governor Brian
Schweitzer (D) for his consideration.

HB228, authored by State Representative Krayton Kerns (R-58), is
common sense legislation that provides a number of specific
protections for law-abiding citizens.

For those who have been following this issue and have not yet heard,
the restriction on concealed carry in health care facilities was
removed from the final bill.

As passed, HB228 would do the following:

1.) Clarify the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm
openly and to draw or present the weapon for defensive purposes;
2.) Clarify in statute the existing legal precedent that there is no
duty to retreat from a threat before using justifiable force, and
allow a law-abiding citizen to use reasonable force in exercising the
existing law that gives a private person the authority to arrest an
offender;
3.) Expand the existing law allowing the use of force in defense of an
occupied structure;
4.) Shift to the state, if evidence of justifiable use of force is
raised by a defendant in a criminal case, the burden of proving an
absence of justification;
5.) Prevent landlords and hotel operators from restricting law-abiding
citizens? self-defense rights;
6.) Ensure that self-defense claims are adequately considered during
incident investigations;
7.) Prevent the destruction of firearms by law enforcement agencies
and require they be sold to a licensed dealer; and,
8.) Allow the issuance of concealed weapon permit to those whose
rights have been restored.


HB228 is a significant advancement for law-abiding firearm owners in
Montana.

Please contact Governor Schweitzer TODAY and respectfully urge him to
sign HB228. The Governor can be reached by phone at (406) 444-3111 or
visit http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp to send email.

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