Republican Candidates to Court Gun Lobby

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

Republican presidential candidates will attempt Friday to convince members of the nation's largest gun owners' advocacy group, the National Rifle Association, of their commitment to gun rights.

A testament to the power and influence of the NRA, all the leading Republican presidential candidates will make their '08 case -- either in person or via video -- to the invite-only crowd at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., estimated at 400 to 500 NRA lifetime members. The forum is billed as a discussion of "Second Amendment rights as a core American value."

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson -- the only Democratic presidential candidate invited to the forum -- will address the group in a video message.

While the influential gun rights group has yet to endorse any particular candidate, Chris Cox, chief lobbyist for the NRA, said it would take into account a candidate's past, present and possible future record on gun rights.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=3628727&page=1

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Giuliani once labeled the NRA "extremists". What a friggin' flip-flopper!

[C_U_L8R]

1. Mitt and Rudy will go over well...

they've already lied to them.

[Vilis Veritas]

2. Thats right.

Better to make friends with people who own guns than piss them off, just ask Armstrong...;-)

No Fear.

[rwheeler31]

3. Cool we got guns and do not let anyone see are nutjobgunery.