Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an individual to carry and store firearms on a college campus, effective January 1, 2016.
Highlights:
Prohibits the Montana University System from regulating or restricting the possession, transportation, or storage of firearms within university system property by an individual with a permit (Sec. 4).
Authorizes the university system to prohibit or regulate the following actions on university property (Sec. 4):
The possession or storage of a firearm in a dormitory without the express permission of the roommate of the individual who owns the firearm;
The possession or storage of a firearm by an individual who is or has been subject to university system disciplinary action; and
The possession of a firearm at on-campus events where the consumption of alcohol has been authorized.
Authorizes an individual to file a cause of action in a district court if his or her rights to carry a firearm are violated by any employee of the university system (Sec. 5).