With all the “grades” being issued by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for Montana political candidates I’d like to offer some perspective on this highly partisan organization.

I am 74 years old and have hunted for nearly 60 years in Montana.  When I was honored to be elected as a Democrat to the Montana House of Representatives back in the 1990s I earned a “D” rating from the NRA the entire time I was in office.  The Republican gentleman who defeated me in my fourth bid for re-election had never hunted, fished or owned a gun but received an “A” rating from the NRA.

So...