FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, October 18, 2008
Contact: Dana Edelstein, 662-720-6013
dana@childersforcongress.com

Congressman Travis Childers Wins NRA Endorsement, Receives “A” Rating
Childers to Hold Event in Support of the Second Amendment

Booneville , MS – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) has won the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA), which awarded the Congressman an “A” rating for his pro-gun voting record earlier this fall.

“I am extremely honored to accept the NRA's endorsement,” said Congressman Childers. “The NRA has been the foremost promoter of Second Amendment rights for over a century, and I am proud to support their mission of guaranteeing every American the fundamental and constitutional right to bear arms.”

“We need Travis Childers in the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA's chief lobbyist. “Travis Childers represents the right kind of change – an ability to move our agenda forward by holding firm to the values that are important to all of us.”

The Congressman will hold an event on Saturday, October 25, 2008 , to discuss his support of Second Amendment rights, as well as his accomplishments since taking office to protect Americans' right to bear arms. Further details will be announced.

Congressman Childers recently introduced and passed the Second Amendment Enforcement Act to protect Americans' fundamental Second Amendment rights. In June, the Supreme Court overturned Washington , D.C. 's gun ban. In defiance of this ruling, D.C. City Council enacted gun control laws that denied its citizens their Second Amendment rights.

Working with a bipartisan coalition, the Congressman authored the Second Amendment Enforcement Act to restore these rights to D.C. citizens, ensuring that, in future instances, all Americans will be guaranteed their constitutional right to bear arms.

“The Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment applies to everyone in America . Local D.C. government does not get to pick and choose which Amendments or freedoms their residents deserve. If any single city is successful in their effort to continue to subvert the Second Amendment, cities all across America will be vulnerable,” said Cox. “The Second Amendment Enforcement Act is an effort to further prevent the undermining of the historic Heller decision by elitist anti-Second Amendment politicians. NRA is dedicated to ensuring that law-abiding Americans are able to protect themselves and their families not only in Washington , D.C. , but in every city and state in this nation.”

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