Legislative panel hears gun rights bills

Legislative panel hears gun rights bills

STEPHEN DOCKERY, Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee heard a proposal Wednesday that would require companies to allow their employees to keep guns in their vehicles while at work, one of several gun rights bills the panel considered.

The committee also held hearings Wednesday on proposals to expand concealed carry rights in cities and allow the use of silencers when hunting.

Gun rights laws are often favored by the Legislature, and many gun measures have broad support. The more expansive proposals, however, drew oppo...