HELENA — Two bills that would expand gun rights have cleared the Montana House and will now be taken up by the Senate.
A measure from Kalispell Republican Rep. Randy Brodehl that would eliminate enforcement of a federal law barring guns from U.S. Post Office property passed Tuesday on a 60-39 vote.
Also approved on a 60-39 vote was a concealed weapons measure from Helena Republican Rep. Bill Harris. That bill would allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit as long as they are eligible to possess a handgun under state or federal law.
A similar measure was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in 2015.
Law enforcement organizations, teachers’ union representatives and gun safety advocates have opposed the bills.