Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 30 > Chapter 20 - Firearms and Ammunition Made in Montana

• Ammunition components: means propellants, primers, and cartridge cases. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Black powder: means a propellant made from potassium or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur or a substitute for black powder made differently that is used for conventional small arms or antique or replica arms. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Cartridge cases: means the casings that contain and hold together the propellant, primer, and bullet, which may be formed from brass, aluminum, steel, plastic, or some combination of those or other materials. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Firearms accessories: means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, and lights for target illumination. See Montana Code 30-20-103
• Generic and insignificant parts: includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins. See Montana Code 30-20-103
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Manufactured: means that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other processes for working materials. See Montana Code 30-20-103
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Primary business: means a manufacturer in which more than one-half of its product produced is and more than one-half of its gross income comes from sales of ammunition components. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Propellant: includes smokeless propellant and black powder. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Small arms: means pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, and other similar devices that are portable by one person, the possession and use of which are protected by Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Small arms primers: means the priming component for a round of ammunition intended for use in small arms that is usually made of a cup, an anvil, and a shock-sensitive chemical compound and is designed to ignite the propellant in an ammunition cartridge for conventional small arms. See Montana Code 30-20-203
• Smokeless propellant: means a chemical substance designed to expel a projectile from small arms through burning and expansion at a quick but controlled burning rate. See Montana Code 30-20-203