{"id":3919,"date":"2024-09-14T05:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T05:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2024-09-14T05:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T05:13:45","slug":"nra-targets-montana-senate-race-with-7-figure-ad-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3919","title":{"rendered":"NRA Targets Montana Senate Race With 7-Figure Ad Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-11-at-1.49.16-PM.png\" data-caption=\"U.S. Sen. John Tester, D-Montana\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Sen. John Tester, D-Montana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In its first television ad buy of the 2024 election cycle, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is targeting a Democrat U.S. senator from Montana with a $2 million advertising campaign.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Fox News report, the gun-rights organization is running the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eQiaQrfayVo&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">30-second ad<\/a> in an attempt to unseat Sen. John Tester, who has held the seat since 2006. A recent AARP poll actually shows Tester currently trailing Republican Tim Sheehy, a combat veteran running for office for the first time, among likely voters by a 51-to-45% margin in the race that is critical in determining which party will hold the Senate majority moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Kozuch, executive director for NRA\u2019s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), said in a prepared statement that Tester\u2019s voting record in the Senate \u201cmakes clear he is not on the side of Montanans who support the 2nd Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis November, gun owners can\u2019t afford to sit on the sidelines,\u201d Kozuch said.\u00a0\u201cWith this seven-figure ad buy, only a portion of our electoral engagement in Montana, we are calling out Jon Tester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Kozuch, Tester has long been on the wrong side of the Second Amendment debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has voted to spend taxpayer dollars to promote state-level red flag laws, which are ripe for abuse, and deny gun owners basic due process protections,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s voted multiple times to criminalize private firearms transfers while supporting government blacklists.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the NRA ad, a woman is seen inside her home with a shotgun in her hands. During the commercial, a man drives up and attempts to break into the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere I live, you can\u2019t wait for 911,\u201d the woman says. \u201cMy family\u2019s safety is in my hands alone. But gun grabbers who\u2019ve never been to Montana, let alone out here, want to take my rights away. My gun is in my pocket, but my senator is in theirs. Jon Tester failed to protect my right to self-defense, and that\u2019s why moms like me can\u2019t wait to fire him in November.\u201d The woman then pumps a round into the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the advertisement, a spokesman for the Sheehy campaign said it points out an important difference between the two candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe choice is clear this election,\u201d he said. \u201cTim Sheehy is A rated by the NRA because he\u2019ll always protect our Second Amendment rights and Jon Tester is F rated by the NRA because he supports the Obama-Biden-Harris radical liberal gun-control agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Doug Hamlin, the newly elected NRA executive vice president and a retired Marine, said Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, is the man for the job in the Treasure State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTim Sheehy represents what\u2019s best about the USA,\u201d Hamlin reportedly told Secrets. \u201cAs a patriot, decorated combat SEAL, and entrepreneur, Tim embodies exceptionalism in everything he does. Tim has an \u2018A\u2019 rating from the National Rifle Association and will protect the Second Amendment rights of the residents of Montana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe balance of power in the U.S. Senate is on the line in Montana, and the National Rifle Association is all in to elect Tim Sheehy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/nra-targets-montana-senate-race-with-7-figure-ad-buy\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. John Tester, D-Montana In its first television ad buy of the 2024 election cycle, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is targeting a Democrat U.S. senator from Montana with a $2 million advertising campaign. According to a Fox News report, the gun-rights organization is running the 30-second ad in an attempt to unseat Sen. 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