{"id":190445,"date":"2023-09-27T14:44:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184950"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:57:22","slug":"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Busse-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Busse.\" class=\"wp-image-180530\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Busse is a charlatan,&#8221; says the NSSF&#8217;s Larry Keane.  (<em>Photo: NSSF<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-busse-calls-it-our-montana\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\" data-level=\"2\">Busse Calls It &#8220;Our&#8221; Montana<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-not-what-he-seems\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\" data-level=\"2\">Not What He Seems<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-look-out-montana\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\" data-level=\"2\">Look Out, Montana!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Kimber America Exec. Ryan Busse announced a few weeks ago his intention to run for governor as the Democratic candidate in Montana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busse, a self-proclaimed gun expert who has spent the past several years advocating for gun control, wants something different for Montana.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2024-election-montana-governor-busse-democrat-455bd924ab7bf9c5e817c6bc775c3dab\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\">released<\/a> an article on Sept. 14th, covering the latest on Busse&#8217;s intentions to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busse, at 53, may likely challenge Montana&#8217;s current Gov. Greg Gianforte. Although the Republican governor hasn&#8217;t confirmed his future plans, many anticipate he will run against Busse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-busse-calls-it-our-montana\">Busse Calls It &#8220;Our&#8221; Montana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Busse, representing the Democrats, argues that Republicans pose a threat to the Montana he cherishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvh.com\/news\/former-firearms-executive-busse-launches-campaign-for-montana-governor-as-democrat\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\"><em>KTVH<\/em><\/a>, Busse describes his Montana as &#8220;a place where hardworking people make a good living for themselves, raise their kids with equal opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to critique the Republican party&#8217;s actions in their previous term, denouncing it as a &#8220;playground for the rich.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I grew up hunting and shooting with my father. Guns were things we used on the ranch and farm,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/22\/1056871881\/gunfight-author-ryan-busse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>. He claims that the Montana he once enjoyed has become &#8220;out of whack.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s two different Montanas, and I&#8217;ll never stop fighting for ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-what-he-seems\">Not What He Seems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ryan Busse for Montana - Let it Fly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bcGMOmgKAy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his two decades at Kimber America, Busse played a role in producing and distributing more than 3 million firearms.  Relatively recently, however, his stance on firearms changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/22\/1056871881\/gunfight-author-ryan-busse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>, Busse joined Biden\u2019s campaign in 2020 and in 2021 \u201cwas hired as an advisor\u201d for Giffords.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giffords.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\">Giffords<\/a> is a large anti-2A organization run by Gabby Giffords and her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beware-of-false-gun-control-prophets-ryan-busse\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\">Beware of False Gun Control Prophets: Ryan Busse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busse has spent most of this year lamenting the freedoms that gun carriers have. \u201cThe tragedy isn\u2019t what\u2019s illegal, the tragedy here is what is legal,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-look-out-montana\">Look Out, Montana!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many conservatives defending the Second Amendment have openly criticized Busse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSSF, in particular, has published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s=Ryan+Busse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\">several articles cautioning<\/a> the public about Ryan Busse&#8217;s dubious assertions of being a people&#8217;s champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to delve deeper and form your own opinion on Busse&#8217;s aspirations to become Montana&#8217;s next governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ryan-busse-strikes-again-democratic-candidate-for-montana-governor\" title=\"Ryan Busse Strikes Again: Democratic Candidate For Montana Governor?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Busse has spent most of this year lamenting the freedoms that gun carriers have. \u201cThe tragedy isn\u2019t what\u2019s illegal, the tragedy here is what is legal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":180530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,7,25,3406,240],"tags":[132,490,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-190445","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-current-events","10":"category-kimber-pearce","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-kimber","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ryan Busse To Begin Candidacy For Montana Governor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch out Montana! 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