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Montana lawmakers reject Winchester as state rifle

By Matt Gouras
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House on Tuesday rejected a proposal to name the Winchester Model 1873 the state rifle after Native American legislators said they couldn’t honor a weapon that brought “devastation” to their ancestors.

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