The Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) has released its 2024 candidate grades and endorsements, crucial for pro-gun voters in the upcoming November General Election. Each grade reflects a candidate’s commitment to protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA).
Key Races and Endorsements:
- U.S. Senate: Tim Sheehy (R) received an AQ rating and endorsement, while Jon Tester (D) was rated F.
- U.S. House: Ryan Zinke (R) and Troy Downing (R) were both endorsed, receiving B and A grades, respectively.
- Governor: Greg Gianforte (R) earned an A and MSSA’s endorsement.
Attorney General: Austin Knudsen (R) also received an A and endorsement.
These ratings are based on thorough tracking of legislative votes and candidate questionnaires. For incumbents, the Montana Shooting Sports Association used historical voting data, while new candidates were graded based on their responses to MSSA’s questionnaire. Those who did not respond or have no voting record were marked with a “?” indicating potential hostility towards RKBA.
Why These Ratings Matter: MSSA’s grading system provides gun owners with clear insights into which candidates are likely to support their rights. This election is pivotal in maintaining our freedoms. Voters are urged to support pro-gun candidates and ensure they are registered to vote.
A Call to Action:
There are thousands of Montana gun owners and hunters who are not registered to vote. Voter registration is easy. Just ask your county elections office or visit the website of the Montana Secretary of State. Please check on all of your gunny friends and acquaintances to make sure they are registered to vote. Freedom is not free. It is a participatory endeavor.
To preserve our RKBA, it’s imperative that pro-gun advocates rally behind candidates who have demonstrated their commitment to our rights. Spread the word among your fellow gun owners, ensure voter registration, and let’s secure a pro-gun victory in November.
For detailed candidate ratings and more information, visit the Montana Shooting Sports Association 2024 Grades page.
About Gary Marbut
Longtime Montana political observer and participant Gary Marbut is president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, the primary political advocate for Montana gun owners.
Don’t be casual about these ratings whether in Montana or your own state. The only we stop the gun ban bunch is by electing the “good guys.”
Testor’s campaign adds trying to claim he voted against Biden and the Democrats are hilarious due to the fact that the lying POS voted for Biden’s bill 95 % of the time. Jon Testor is a lying phoney pile of crap .
Tester is quietly soliciting campaign donations from far left anti gun groups like the Brady group. When he claims to support our gun rights he is lying through his left wing teeth. I don’t vote in Montana, but my checkbook does. I send regular donations to Tester’s opponent and urge others to do the same
Republicans take 2A out of the platform and off the table……all trump needs to do now is select rubio……..no longer care about the election…..F em all
WTF? My beloved MT rating system only goes down to an ‘F’ for chodes like Tester. We’ll have to get Austin working on that ASAP.
I hope the people of Montana have got a clue about Tester and his ilk after they stoked the hatred against Trump and tried to get him killed . FJB and the MSM and all Democrats.
Have all you all heard that Trump was shot at his rally?