Articles written by Alex Miller

Alex Miller, Community News Group U.M. School of Journalism|Oct 7, 2020

So, here's the question: How much power should local governments have to regulate firearms or prevent their possession by felons, minors, undocumented immigrants or people judged mentally incompetent? Not much, according to backers of Legislative Referendum 130, the ballot measure sent to voters by Montana lawmakers last session. Specifically, Legislative Referendum 130 asks voters to remove local governments' power to regulate the carrying of concealed firearms – or to restrict the open c... Full story