Should guns made and sold in Montana for state residents be exempt from federal gun laws?

If society punished those who engaged in child abuse and gave the victims free therapy, there'd be less crime.

The second admendment gives the individual the right to own a gun as part of a militia. Every gun should be registered, every purchase should require training and a two week waiting period. The owner of the gun should be responsible for any crime committed with that gun and there should be a 100% tax on the gun. Gunshows should be totally controlled by the government.

I worked as a Psychologist in a Jail and have interviewed 50 people within 36 hours of thier arrest for murder, all using hand guns. Guns do murder people because they allow the impulsivity to be lethal. Most were mortified of their crime.

Actually every member of the NRA is partially responsible for every gun murder in America. Your membership cards are red with blood, your view of the Constitution is perverse and you deserve what ever violence comes your way.

If in fact you did work in a jail, you should know of the rate of murders in that jail. The supposedly safest place in the world with complete control of every aspect of life.

And STILL criminals kill each other and also manage to kill armed guards.

Do you still not understand the psychology of the criminal who cares nothing for all your great psychobabble. In a place where crime should be impossible, murder happens, drugs are sold, people are raped. Get real and wake up.

There are a considerable number of people in your same jail held on a charge of vehicular homicide , Do you have a plan to ban cars?? or didn't the car kill anyone ??

Moe-bad,Floyd-good

There are a considerable number of people in your same jail held on a charge of vehicular homicide , Do you have a plan to ban cars?? or didn't the car kill anyone ??

No, it's not necessary to ban cars. But you still need to register your car, and prove that you have the ability to drive it.

Wrong again...    Cars are registered so taxes, (Licenses) can be sold to maintain the roads along with gas, etc.   No such roads are associated with guns.   This arguement is so old,  it hardly rates a comment, but you must not be old enough to understand.

I kind of like the old AMERICAN way of training a child to use a firearm. Its called a GOOD father. Someone who has had kids and takes responsibility for their upbringing and actions!

NRA members have blood on their membership cards huh? Wake up. I think that the LAWYERS of this country protecting guilty criminals have more blood on their hands than anyone. Their actions allow guilty people to go free to commit another crime another day! How about we constitute lawyer control, only so many can graduate from law school in a year. How about that?

Amen Brother Jim, and Gun Control is Wrong.

Moe, I hope no one steals your car and kills someone with it, That would be all YOUR fault and you should be prosecuted ... Shame on you for owning a car that can kill people and for being hypocritical of gun owners. I hope you pray for forgiveness for your evil thoughts. Please get a real degree in psychology, don't just work as a psychologist part time, this is an injustice to the criminals you are interviewing.

HEY MO!

If guns kill people- do pencils miss spell words? IDIOT!

Your field of study has cured no one and your results are inconclusive and lack any substance of normal thinking as determined by myself who has studied much more applied sciences and mathematics to the point that I can now make guns in my garage for my friends if I choose and build nuclear power plants!

Read the constitution and begin to understand what's at stake here. It's not just guns. It's our very rights and our state's rights that are GUARANTEED. You need to take some constitutional law classes to understand. Any local college can provide this education for you.

Your point is??? The constitution says the Fed Government cannot send in Fed. Troops to the state, unless requested by the state. Read the Constitution. It'll tell you the Federal Government HAS NO RIGHTS that are not given to them by the state.

The Montana National Guard, as it is with every state, is Part of the U.S. Army and as close to federal troops any state should have within their borders. Don't believe it our National Guard (Montana) is in Iraq right now under commend of the U.S. Army CENTCOM.

Metal Guitarist, there are a number of countries in the world that share your view about the liberal use of federal troops to exert the political will of the larger government. North Korea, Cuba, China, Venezuela come to mind. Perhaps you would be more comfortable residing in one of them.

The broader issue here isn't about guns. Before you blindly pontificate about what should be done in (or, more accurately TO) Montana in your socialist view, perhaps you should go there. Walk the streets, talk to people, eat a good steak. Understand the fiercely independent, practical and self-sufficient mindset that characterizes many Montanans before you start advocating oppression by federal troops.

But hey, please don't let a little thing like facts get in the way of your perspective. By all means, don't let the fact that Montana, despite the widespread ownership of firearms, was FORTY-THIRD in the violent crime statistics in 2006 (FBI annual report showing crimes per 100,000 people) force you to re-evaluate your position or silence your blustering. Go ahead and base your statements on your ignorance if you wish. After all, free speech is also a protected right.

Amen! Moon Valley

Again, the Civil War has already been decided-the advocates of states rights lost.

You made a good point Phil. The Federal government can keep their cash. Perhaps if all states would 'go off the dole' from the Feds, there would be lower taxes, less government control of our lives and fewer entitlements for the lazy, resulting in an improved productivity by those who continue to milk government for every cent they can be given.

What RIGHTS afforded by the Federal Government? These are rights given by GOD not the Government. The Constitution wes written to control government not the opposit. You people need to learn to read and UNDERSTAND the meaning of the words. Have fun Goose Stepping. By the way, I used to be a gunsmith. none of what you call assault rifles are easily converted to select fire.

You watch too much hollywood movies. The problem isn't the gun its with the people who commit CRIMES! How about we support more harsh punishment in this country and maybe start Lawyer Control, we may get more accomplished than gun control.

I think if you knew the facts you would not be believing the media hype that is placed on "assault weapons". millitary look like weapons are used very rarely in crimes. Most are common weapons used by many time convicted career criminals. Keep the hardened criminals in prison and you will see gun crimes drop drastically.

"Well Maam...That was very well said and I agree completely!"

IN Switzerland, EVERY ONE is armed. Mostly with a REAL Assult weapon.

Wake up the real problem to kids dying is parents who shouldn't be parents. The gun is just a tool, nothing more. The parents of the kids that are responsible need to be held ACOUNTABLE for their actions. That is the problem with our society today, no ACCOUNTABILITY!

Your response is out of touch with what is really happening in Switzerland, not surprising.

Men that are part of the Switzerland Militia are given weapons as part of their training and are required to retain these weapons at the residence. When on duty they carry their weapons from their homes to the duty stations. ALL weapons are registered, have a long waiting period and require training.

While gun deaths are low, Switzerland is still putting stronger regulations on guns and ammunition.

If you call 16-21 year old gang banging crack dealers children. That figure is made up by outfits like the Brady bunch to put fear into ignorant people. And the one about more people killed by their own guns than protected is even more laughable. If you actually extrapolated these ridiculous statistics there should really be no one left alive. I learned to hunt when I was five, as did everyone I know. Other than the odd one killing themselves on purpose I don't know any one who died by their own gun. If they are too stupid to handle them correctly then perhaps that is just Darwin at work. If you don't like guns then go live in a state full of liberals.

So how do you define arms? It really can be defined to mean almost any type of weapon (hand grenades, RPG's, land mines, bombs....). I really have a hard time understanding why hand guns and automatic weapons are so sacred to the gun lobby, if they truly wanted to make sure all people have the right to "Keep & Carry" arms then they should be going after the really big stuff. The bottom line is that the gun industry is making huge dollars off the sale of hand guns and automatic weapons. It's all about money... and for the folks that are concerned about their liberties being taken away, you all better check what happened over the last 8 years, you have all been a sleep at the switch.

A cannon in the front room is a bit of a nuisance and quick target acquisition is very difficult. Seems like someone trots out this asinine old canard every time the subject comes up.

It comes down to people who know nothing about guns and obviously less about freedom,(real Freedom, Liberty, not freedom from responsibility), who are very uncomfortable around honest, independant people who don't need or want government "help" and as such don't feel the need to be controlled or that the government. These rights are derived from our creator not some magistrate. It vis government that needs to be kept on a leash. Guns are very good business these days, especially since the election of the Messiah.

Unbelievable! Enacting law to defend a state's residents constitutionally guaranteed rights against socialist encroachment upon those rights suddenly spins off into legalizing murder and mayhem.

These things have happened and do happen today in the wonderful world of North Korea, Cuba, China et al. All good socialist states with very fine gun control laws. I doubt that would ever happen here but what is easy to see is how Europe is menaced by radicals, and thugs and their populace is helpless. In England is is against the law to protect yourselve with your fists if the poor criminal gets hurt. If liberals are such cowards as to not want to defend themselves then fine but don't make the rest of us crawl as well.

You can't "make" rape and murder legal. You can only "make" them illegal. The 2nd Amendment doesn't give you the right to own a gun, it says the government can't pass a law to take away a right that already existed before our country was established.

Where it is legal to carry a weapon crime goes down. Over 1 million times a year the use or threat of use of a gun protects innocent people from becoming victims of thugs that don't pay attention to the law.