Montana Gov. Gianforte (R) signs bill banning the use of extreme risk protection orders

These laws typically allow family members, household members, and law enforcement officers to petition a court to restrict an individual’s access to firearms when it is believed the individual is a threat to themselves or others.

“This is a commonsense measure to make sure individuals are not derived of their ability to keep and bear arms without due process.” After signing the bill, Gov. Gianforte said on X, “Protecting our God-given freedoms and our way of life is not a question in Montana.”

One of the Republican lawmakers who voted against the bill, Rep. John Fitzpatrick (R), said, “This is not a second amendment right bill, this is another piece of legislation just like we had yesterday, where the second amendment is being waved as a flag for the specific purpose of protecting people who engage in criminal activity.”