Erik Stephen Deaner, 46, has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison. Deaner plead guilty in December, 2021, to theft from a federal firearms dealer.
Referencing an earlier story, Missoula police and City Hall had recently received several calls from Black Lives Matter protesters who were nervous about armed citizens in the downtown area.
After 17 Florida high school students were killed by a lone gunman on Wednesday in Florida, questions were raised about how the troubled 19 year-old was able to legally obtain the weapon he used in the attack.
When you think of manufacturing, your mind goes to giant mills and factories with hundreds of workers, like the old Anaconda Company, or the Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant.
It only took a few days, but Gary Marbut's course entitled “Gun Safety for Personal Protection and Concealed Weapon Permits” scheduled for April 1, has already sold out.
According to one of Missoula's busiest firearms dealers, demand has been brisk over the last few months for handguns as a means of personal safety and security.