An effort to allow college students to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights and carry firearms on campus cleared a key hurdle in the Montana state senate. This, after the Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) called on members to target 6 Republican lawmakers who were reportedly opposing the legislation.
Bill to allow guns on campus moves out of the Senate, 26-23 vote. #mtleg #mtpol
— Michael J. Wright (@mj_wright1) February 5, 2015
Keep Guns Off Campus in Montana, contact your legislators now via @keepgunsoffcamp #mtleg http://t.co/j8Wb8eUkjE
— KeepGunsOffCampus (@KeepGunsoffCamp) February 5, 2015
If someone really wanted to bring a gun on campus and do harm- I don’t think a petition is going to stop it. #MTPol #MTLeg
— Aaron Flint (@aaronflint) February 5, 2015
.@Sizemore4MT So who flipped? #mtleg
— Judy Walker (@judyjmt) February 5, 2015
SB143 GOP Sens T Brown & Connell change vote to Yes. Demo Sen Hamlett change to No. Sen Jones Votes Yes. Sen Windy Boy absent #mtleg #mtpol
— Joshua Sizemore (@Sizemore4MT) February 5, 2015
Here’s a previous post from the liberal Flathead Memo blog: Five GOP state senators oppose packing heat on campus
SB-143 passed today’s second reading in the MT Senate 25–24, with Sen. Llew Jones (R-Conrad) excused and five Republicans (see table below) opposing it. The third reading is tomorrow. If Jones votes tomorrow, votes No, and nothing else changes, the bill could fail on a 50–50 vote.
Bruce Tutvedt
Ed Buttrey
Duane Ankney
Taylor Brown
Pat Connell
EMAIL SENT OUT BY MONTANA SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 2:57 PM
Subject: First legislative emergency – ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Dear MSSA Friends,
MSSA’s campus carry bill, SB 143, squeaked by in the Senate today on Second Reading with a 25-24 vote. It could die tomorrow on Third Reading unless we act energetically.
In today’s vote, five Republicans joined with Democrats to oppose SB 143, and one Republican was excused. We want all six of these Republicans to support SB 143 on Third Reading tomorrow. These six Republicans need messages from you and all of your friends, asking them to please support SB 143 on Third Reading. These six Republicans are:
Duane Ankney
Taylor Brown
Edward Buttrey
Pat Connell
Llew Jones
Bruce Tutvedt
BE POLITE! Be firm. It will be enough in your message to just say, “Please support SB 143 on Third Reading.”
You can leave a message by calling the Legislative Message Center at 444-4800 during working hours, or via the Online Message Form on the Legislature’s Website at:
http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/64th/legwebmessage.asp
Again, please ACT NOW, and get all your friends to weigh in too.
Thanks loads!
Gary Marbut, President
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
Author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.MTPublish.com