Nicole Bealer, a University of Montana student, helps junior Zoe Fintz, right, from New York with her 0.306 rifle marksmanship at Big Sky Practical Shooting Club. One of the many tasks Bealer has as hunt coordinator for Backcountry Hunter & Anglers is helping members like Fintz by taking them on practice shoots at gun ranges to improve their marksmanship to prepare for their first hunting trips. Bealer, a big proponent of firearm safety, believes more people need to take gun handling more seriously. At UM and across the Montana University System, the issue of guns on college campuses is becoming more of a reality, after House Bill 102 — one of the most unrestricted firearm policies in the country — passed in the Montana Legislature earlier in the spring. The bill, as it stood after its passing, would allow for anyone on any Montana University System campus to carry a gun, openly or concealed. It also would allow anyone to conceal carry without a permit anywhere someone can open carry. HB 102 overrules the University’s current policy, which holds that no one except law enforcement may carry weapons on campus, and requires students, faculty and staff who wish to bring their firearms onto campus to store them with UMPD. After the passing of HB 102, Bealer said she’s concerned about the potential impacts of guns being around college campuses.