Montana Senate candidate who shot a stand-in Flock camera in a campaign ad calls for federal limits on surveillance tech

Seth Bodnar, who is running for US Senate in Montana, called for federal regulation on surveillance tech.

William Campbell/Getty Images A new campaign ad from Seth Bodnar, an Independent running for US Senate in Montana, targets Flock.

Bodnar said he supports federal legislation to address privacy risks posed by Flock.

"This isn't an issue that's about left or right," Bodnar said.

Seth Bodnar pulls a shotgun from the back of his truck, lines up his mark on a tree stump with a bag of flour set behind, takes aim, and pulls the trigger.

His target? A Flock camera .

Or a stand-in for one at least.

Bodnar, an Independent running for US Senate in Montana , performed the stunt in a new campaign ad shared this week.

The veteran and former University of Montana president told Business Insider that Flock cameras are an issue on which voters across the political spectrum can agree.

"This isn't an issue that's about left or right," he said.

"This is about individual freedom." Bodnar said he put out the video because Montanans have told him they don't want a corporation logging every trip they take, whether it's to church, the doctor, the gun store, or a friend's house.

They're not alone.

Flock Safety has drawn the ire of Americans across the country, who have taken issue with the company's automated license-plate readers, which are found in thousands of communities in the US.

Trump says he "likes" Flock cameras.