After first being tabled in committee because of the opposition from The Montana Sheriff’s and Peace Officer’s Association, HB258 was resurrected and went to it’s second reading on the House Floor on 2/26/21. Watch it below.
Find current status and contact appropriate reps to help move it along at https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/ Watch and make comments below.
At least the Garand functioned, my father ditched his M16 for a captured VZ58 in Vietnam because it worked regardless of maintenance;)