{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-8-353","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-8-353","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of Chapter 3, Laws of 2021, is to enhance the safety of people by expanding their legal ability to provide for their own defense by reducing or eliminating government-mandated places where only criminals are armed and where citizens are prevented from exercising their fundamental right to defend themselves and others.","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_0530/0450-0080-0030-0530.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:35Z","sha256":"ea953ca3f9ba9e10c953c628d9b86014d3942cf3909cceeba753cd26623bbb07","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-8-352","next":"us-mt/45-8-354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}