Committee hears bills to expand Montana gun laws 
Associated Press

HELENA (AP) — Republican lawmakers have proposed three bills in the House Judiciary Committee to augment Montana gun laws.

Rep. Kerry White's House Bill 371 would allow people with concealed carry licenses to take concealed guns into bars and banks. Opponents say the measure could also allow for guns in schools.

Rep. Bill Harris' House Bill 298 would nullify Montana's concealed carry permit system.

The least contested of the three, Rep. Carl Glimm's House Bill 320, would remove an existing requirement for school boards to automatically expel any student who takes a gun to school. It aims to protect young hunters who leave guns locked in their trunks.

Committee members took no immediate action on the bills Wednesday. Last week t