Montana Board of Regents vote to file suit over law allowing guns on Montana campuses

The state Board of Regents Wednesday voted unanimously to go to court challenge a new law prohibiting it from banning firearms on state campuses, saying the law violates the board’s constitutional authority to run the university system.

“I do view our role as a partnership with the Legislature, but sometimes partnerships need clarity, and what we’re seeking here is clarity,” Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian said moments before the vote.