FILE - In this May 20, 2020 file photo protesters gather outside the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. A bill signed into law Thursday, Feb. 19, 2021 by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte allows concealed firearms to be carried in most places in the state without a permit, and it expands the list of places where guns can be carried to include university campuses and the state Capitol. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)
February 19, 2021
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