Civil Liberties

Jon believes strongly in protecting Montanans’ constitutional rights, including the right to bear arms and right to privacy. He has voted to protect Americans against all forms of federal government overreach that violate these precious Constitutional freedoms.

As a gun owner, Jon is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. He has supported bipartisan legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, terrorist, and those found by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others. He believes that we can keep our kids and communities safe without infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. That is why he has also consistently voted against any type of database or registry of gun owners, opposed legislation that would prevent an individual from purchasing or possessing firearms without meaningful due process, and broken with his own party to oppose banning assault weapons.

Jon is also a strong protector of the right to privacy and has voted to prevent the government from intruding into the lives of Americans. He has fought hard to oppose mass government surveillance programs and efforts to allow law enforcement to access American’s personal information in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Jon has also fought to protect a woman’s right to make her own private health care decisions, and to keep politicians from telling Montanans how to live their lives.   

Lastly, Jon has worked hard to ensure that no American is discriminated against because of who they are or where they live. He is a cosponsor of the Equality Act, which would defend any Montanan from discrimination in core areas of everyday life including education, housing, and the use of taxpayer dollars.

Tester Files His Bipartisan Bill to Protect School Hunting and Archery Programs As Amendment to Key Spending Pac...
Senator’s bipartisan bill moves one step closer to Senate passage As part of his relentless efforts to protect Montanans’ Second Amendment rights, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today introduced his Defending Hunters Education Act as an amendment to a key Senate spending package....
Gaining Momentum, Tester Bill to Protect School Hunting and Archery Programs Gets Bipartisan Support
Senators from both parties join Tester push to stop the Biden Administration from pulling funds from school archery and hunting education classes U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s Defending Hunters Education Act, legislation that would force the Biden Administration to reverse course on...
Tester to Introduce Bill to Reverse Biden Administration From Blocking Funding for School Hunting and Archery Pr...
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today he will introduce the Defending Hunters Education Act, legislation that would force the Biden Administration to reverse course on their decision to prohibit the use of federal funds for school archery and hunting education...