Schweitzer, Brown go great gunsBy JENNIFER McKEE Missoulian State Bureau
HELENA - Montana voters have one sure bet this fall: Regardless of who wins the gubernatorial race, our next governor will be a man who owns a lot of guns.
"I have more than I need and less than I want," said Democrat Brian Schweitzer, a Whitefish farmer.
Not to be outdone, his GOP challenger, Secretary of State Bob Brown, a former government teacher also from Whitefish, said he has exactly 16 guns - two of them antiques.
"I grew up in the gun culture," he said. "I've always owned guns."
Just this summer, Brown went shooting gophers at a ranch near Helena.
"In less than three hours, I had 25 confirmed kills," he said.
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