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Possession of firearms by certain individuals prohibited. It shall be illegal for any convicted felon, any person adjudicated mentally incompetent, any illegal alien and any minor to have in his or her possession any firearms. Section 9.28. 030.

Montana law also allows otherwise ineligible people to purchase and possess firearms after a felony conviction if they receive a permit from their local court, which may be granted by the court upon a showing of good cause for possession of each firearm sought to be purchased and possessed.

Unlike federal law, once a felon completes his sentence on state charges in Montana, his gun rights are restored. "Technically he hasn't violated any laws by purchasing a tag," Cavanaugh said. "He was under the belief that he would be done and that he would be able to hunt this bison."

Montana generally has permissive gun laws and recognizes the right of individuals to buy and sell firearms. Private individuals can engage in face-to-face transactions to sell firearms without the involvement of a licensed firearm dealer or the requirement of a background check.

Full rights are automatically restored ?by termination of state supervision for any offense against the state.? Mont. Const.

Montana permits the open carry of firearms in public without a permit or license. Montana law states in relevant part, ?[a]ny person who is not otherwise prohibited from doing so by federal or state law may openly carry a weapon and may communicate to another person the fact that the person has a weapon.?