# Mont. Code Ann. § 45-8-330: 45-8-330 Exemption of concealed weapon permittee from federal handgun purchase background check and waiting period

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T45_C8_P3_S45-8-330

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 45-8-330
- **Heading:** 45-8-330 Exemption of concealed weapon permittee from federal handgun purchase background check and waiting period
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Part 3 / Section 45-8-330

## Text

45-8-330 . (Temporary) Exemption of concealed weapon permittee from federal handgun purchase background check and waiting period. A person possessing a concealed weapon permit or an enhanced concealed weapon permit is:

(1) considered to have a permit constituting completion of the background check required by 18 U.S.C. 921 through 925A; and

(2) exempt from that act's 5-day waiting period for the purchase of a handgun. (Subsections (1) and (2) terminate contingent on the elimination of federal statutory or case law requirements--sec. 5, Ch. 408, L. 1995.)

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