Firearms

Missoula County Sheriff's deputies were called out to a trailer court in the Target Range area early Thursday morning for a report of an intoxicated man who had discharged a handgun several times inside his mobile home.

On Tuesday, Missoula County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a road rage incident in which a woman brandished a handgun at another driver.

After the George Zimmerman trial and not-guilty verdict in Florida, there is a heightened local interest in self-defense. Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Shooting Sports Association is qualified as an expert witness in matters of self-defense and use-of-force.

Rich Oschner of Axmen South of Missoula listened carefully to President Obama's message on Wednesday and said the executive orders issued are a 'shot across the bow'.

The number of applications in Missoula County for concealed carry firearms permits in January of 2013 has tripled from those in January of 2012.

If you've never purchased a rifle before, be prepared for some paperwork.