Firearms

With Father's Day just around the corner, you might be thinking what would be the perfect gift for your Montana Dad. What about a firearm?

A Billings dad decided to take his 3-year-old son to the park for some fresh air and quality father-son time. Imagine his shock when they stumbled upon a loaded handgun.

I know a few of the people who are members, so I was happy to see that they made the cut for some Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks grant money.

Referencing an earlier story, Missoula police and City Hall had recently received several calls from Black Lives Matter protesters who were nervous about armed citizens in the downtown area.

After 17 Florida high school students were killed by a lone gunman on Wednesday in Florida, questions were raised about how the troubled 19 year-old was able to legally obtain the weapon he used in the attack.

When you think of manufacturing, your mind goes to giant mills and factories with hundreds of workers, like the old Anaconda Company, or the Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant.

Demand is brisk in Missoula for a concealed carry permit, and one firearms dealer, Axmen Firearms, explains the process.

According to one of Missoula's busiest firearms dealers, demand has been brisk over the last few months for handguns as a means of personal safety and security.

A group of local citizens has plans to organize armed guards to protect military recruiting offices in Missoula.

A bill proposed in the legislature would criminalize the mishandling of firearms, primarily due to alcohol or drug use.

On Tuesday, Missoula County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a road rage incident in which a woman brandished a handgun at another driver.

After the George Zimmerman trial and not-guilty verdict in Florida, there is a heightened local interest in self-defense. Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Shooting Sports Association is qualified as an expert witness in matters of self-defense and use-of-force.