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• Feds: AK-74 assault rifles stolen from Fort Irwin

  July 30, 2011 7:09 PM

  LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Federal authorities are investigating whether any of the 26 AK-74 assault rifles and a Dragunov rifle stolen from the Fort Irwin Army Post has ended up in Fresno, California, a spokesman said Saturday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal... more »

• Wal-Mart brings guns back

  April 28, 2011 2:47 PM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Wal-Mart said Thursday that it is bringing guns back to many of its U.S. stores in an effort to lift slumping sales. In 2006, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer stopped selling guns in the majority of its stores, blaming slow demand for those types of... more »

• Lawmaker sponsoring bill for legislators to carry guns in the Capitol

  January 11, 2011 6:13 PM

  HELENA- Kalispell lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to allow legislators with concealed weapon permits to carry their guns into the State Capitol. Republican representative Verdell Jackson's bill is still in the drafting process. Currently, Montana law prohibits concealed weapons in federal, state, and local government buildings. In... more »

• Ravalli Co. teens charged as adults for assault, escape Play Video

  November 4, 2010 5:56 PM

  HAMILTON - Two Ravalli County teenagers are being charged as adults for beating a Ravalli County Detention officer and then escaping from jail. Kagen Richardson, 16, received a 20 year Montana State Prison sentence for assault on a peace officer and escape. Prosecutors say Richardson beat the Ravalli County Detention... more »

• Baucus spends work day in Kalispell Play Video

  October 4, 2010 6:11 PM

  KALISPELL - Montana Senator Max Baucus spent the day making parts for military guns in Kalispell. SI Defense is a Kalispell company started by Dick Sonju and they manufacture all types of equipment and have working relations with several major national companies. SI Industries is a small family business... more »

• Supreme Court handgun ban decision draws reaction

  June 28, 2010 10:31 AM

  WASHINGTON, DC - Calling it ‘a victory for all Americans', U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) praised Monday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court McDonald v. Chicago decision. The ruling finds it unconstitutional for state and local governments to restrict individual gun rights of law-abiding Americans. Tester... more »

• Ex-Griz asst. coach charged in CO gun theft

  June 1, 2010 7:02 PM

  BOULDER, CO - A former assistant football coach at the University of Montana is facing trespassing and theft charges for reportedly stealing a gun and a wallet at a Colorado strip club. Tyler Gregorak, who was an assistant here in Montana before following Head Coach Bobby Hauck to UNLV,... more »

• 2 suspected of stealing weapons in Augusta

  May 25, 2010 12:41 PM

  AUGUSTA - An apparent theft of weapons in Augusta has authorities from Helena to Great Falls on the lookout. On May 20th, over $16,000 worth of rifles, handguns, shotguns, TV equipment, and jewelry were discovered missing from a building on Clemens Road in Augusta. According to Lewis &... more »

• MT firearms act picking up support in other states

  March 28, 2010 6:26 PM

  BILLINGS - Over the last month, three more states passed laws similar to the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, a law that deals with state's rights. The laws state any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the... more »

• Students arrested in Hamilton on gun charges

  March 17, 2010 7:03 PM

  HAMILTON - The Hamilton Police Department has arrested two juvenile students for stealing guns from a home and then bringing them to school. The police department's School Resource Officer Stacy McElderry says it happened last Friday at West View Alternative School in Hamilton. She says during the day two students... more »

• Ex-Mineral Co. resident must turn over guns

  March 9, 2010 11:11 AM

  SUPERIOR - A judge has ordered a former Mineral County resident has been ordered to forfeit his gun collection after being convicted of running a marijuana growing operation where 155 plants were found. District Court Judge Ed McLean agreed with Mineral County Sheriff Hugh Hopwood that Fred Dealaman should... more »

• Tester works to strengthen gun rights

  March 2, 2010 8:21 PM

  WASHINGTON - Montana Senator Jon Tester is teaming up with Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas in an effort to strengthen gun rights. "Now we're urging the Supreme Court to make a decision so that our Second Amendment rights apply, regardless of where we live in this country," Tester explained... more »

• Glacier National Park prepares for gun rule change Play Video

  February 23, 2010 12:33 AM

  GLACIER, NP - If you have plans to head to your favorite national park, there's a major change you need to know about. After much controversy, a federal law is in place allowing those who can legally own a gun, to take it with them into a national park. ... more »

• National parks gun rules changing, Montanans react Play Video

  February 19, 2010 11:06 PM

  Beginning next week, people who legally possess firearms will be able to carry them into Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. A change in the federal law goes into effect on Monday, allowing those who possess firearms under federal, state and local laws to carry them in the... more »

• 'Game on' for Montana gun group's lawsuit

  January 21, 2010 7:44 PM

  The Montana Shooting Sports Association is battling the Federal Government over the law requiring social security numbers to hunt and fish. The gun group filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the Montana Firearms Freedom Act on Oct. 1. They received a response from the U.S. on Jan.... more »

• Two charged after Charlo gun incident

  January 9, 2010 7:13 PM

  An investigation into an early Sunday morning incident where shots were fired in Charlo has resulted in two people being arrested. Lake County Sheriff Lucky Larson says that Cory Mitchell, 22, of Polson and Cole Kneesen 23, also of Polson were taken into custody earlier this week. The... more »