FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, October 25, 2008
Contact: Dana Edelstein, 662-720-6013
dana@childersforcongress.com

Congressman Travis Childers Celebrates NRA Endorsement, Supports North Mississippians ' Second Amendment Rights

Booneville, MS – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) showed his commitment to protecting North Mississippians' Second Amendment rights today during a celebration of his National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsement. The Congressman met with NRA members and voters, and gave remarks at the Whitetail Ridge Shooting Center , where he also joined attendees in exercising their constitutional right to bear arms.

Howie Morgan, NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator for Mississippi 's First Congressional District, traveled from Oxford to introduce Congressman Childers and shared with voters why they should reelect him on November 4 th .

“The Second Amendment guarantees an important and fundamental American right that needs to be respected and protected in Congress,” said Congressman Childers. “I am honored to have received this endorsement from the NRA. I had the opportunity to stand up for Americans' right to bear arms by introducing and passing the Second Amendment Enforcement Act earlier this year, and I will continue to fight to ensure North Mississippian's constitutional rights.”

“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.”

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.

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