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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued an opinion on Thursday that the city's controversial universal background check requirement on gun transfers is prohibited by state law.

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The Missoula City Council held a meeting Monday night on a proposed ordinance to expand background checks on gun transfers, and it was packed.

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Two out of three of Montana's congressional delegates as well as the state's attorney general are warning Missoula city leaders about their proposed gun ordinance.

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Despite promised legal action by gun groups, the Missoula City Council this week voted for a public hearing on requiring background checks on private gun sales.

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The Missoula City Council is weighing a measure that would mandate an expansion of background checks to include virtually all gun transfers including private sales.

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Markus Hendrik Kaarma, 30, of Missoula was given a term of 70 years Thursday following the 2014 shooting of Diren Dede, 17, in his garage.

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A Missoula homeowner has been charged with felony deliberate homicide after he fatally shot a 17-year-old who he found in his garage early Sunday morning.

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When the intruder turned and began to come towards the homeowner, that’s when the homeowner opened fire, striking the suspect, who then crawled back out of the window which he had entered through and ran off.

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When police arrived they found the 22-year-old intruder suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. Authorities don't expect charges to be filed against the homeowner, as they say he was acting within his legal rights to protect his property.

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