{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-8-344","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-8-344","heading":"Use of firearms by children under 14 years of age prohibited -- exceptions.","body":"It is unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other person having charge or custody of a minor child under the age of 14 years to permit the minor child to carry or use in public any firearms, except when the child is accompanied by a person having charge or custody of the child or under the supervision of a qualified firearms safety instructor or an adult who has been authorized by the parent or guardian.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER","Part 3. Weapons"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0030/section_0440/0450-0080-0030-0440.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:35Z","sha256":"5621878cb13d6e68e5faa69fbd09fb48dd03a7cbf743c40bbe26b8137bf1cde8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-8-343","next":"us-mt/45-8-345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}