montana gun laws???

[oonighttrain]

i will be taking a motorcycle trip and will be alone for a few days. i was thinking of packing a gun but, i dont want to end up in jail.. how do they feel about carrying a gun (pistol) in the car or in the bag of the bike?

thanks!

 

[ridermk]

http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/MTSL.pdf

 

[oonighttrain]

looks to me that you can carry a gun as long as its not concealed on your person?????? right or wrong?

 

[Scott]

Yup. In Montana you can go ANYWHERE with your gun on your hip...as long as it's not concealed....but stay out of the post office with it...unless you're wearing a badge at the time. LOL

 

[woodzy]

I love my little spot on earth what a great state!!!

 

[Good to Go]

Yup. In Montana you can go ANYWHERE with your gun on your hip...as long as it's not concealed....but stay out of the post office with it...unless you're wearing a badge at the time. LOL

Most states are open carry... doesn't mean you're not going to get stopped alot though. Open carry forum

You brought up a pet peeve... USPS, no "guns".. WTH? Maybe I want to protect myself from a worker going postal?? It is the employees, is it not? When is the last time you heard of someone other than an employee going ballistic in a the post office..? LMAO, some stuff just doesn't make any damn sense. They can KMA..

 

[Burndown1]

Just stuff it in your case and ride. Be good and no one will ever know.

 

[go high fast]

if you have a concealed weapons permit from another state you are good to go in MT subject to a few conditions mentioned in the link posted above.
Link appears to be a couple years old.............I dont know if anything has changed.

 

[TBWdracula2003]

looks to me that you can carry a gun as long as its not concealed on your person?????? right or wrong?

you cant carry a gun(concealed) in a govt. building or in a mining camp.

but if your wife wants to go tell her to pack a gun in her purse its not concealed. legally in Montana its an accessory not clothing or attire.

 

[JHG]

MT gun laws are pretty sweet. Can't cover it with clothing without a permit, as far as open carry, be careful with a gun on your hip, there are some local laws that prohibit it. Wal-mart looks down on you carrying guns in there store. If you're from MT just go to the sheriffs office and get a CCW, its like $50 and takes a couple weeks to get. Montana law says that any citizen of sound mind w/o a felony conviction has the right to concealed carry. If you're worried, get the permit but as long as its in a bag or not under clothing you should be good to go.

 

[xrated]

You worried some dude is gonna tell you that "you got a pretty mouth"?

 

[Good to Go]

You worried some dude is gonna tell you that "you got a pretty mouth" again?

Fixed it....

 

[ouch]

Try to carry it on you when you can.. What are you worried about that you want a gun with?? A gun in the back of your bike isn't going to save you.. Get a CCW.

 

[summitone]

Put a gun rack in your back window of your car. A .22 and a coyote gun and nobody will notice you're from out of state.

 

[XXL]

You can carry concealed outside the limits of an incorporated city or town as long as you are involved in a recreational activity,ie: hiking ,biking, hunting, fishing, fornicating, etc. Inside the city limits you should be o.k on your bike as long as it is in the bike. I do recall an instance where Evil Kneivl was cited in Helena in the early 80's for having violated a city ordinance for having a loaded firearm in a vehicle within the city limits of Helena. Concealed carry does state on your person, concealed by an article of clothing. I just would not be smart to be walking around openly packing a firearm around town. Even with a permit you can not carry in any type of bank, government building, or business where alcohol is served as the primary source of business.

 

[hilinerider]

there used to be a stat law that you could shoot an indian if you were riding in a covered wagon and felt threatened, i wonder if a pickup with a topper is good enough on that one,

also you can't have a gun around a railroad also (federal law)