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Monday, September 22, 2008

Pro gun crowd likes Democratic Rep. Barrow

By Julia Malone | Monday, September 22, 2008, 12:11 PM

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Rep. John Barrow, a Democrat whose rural southeast Georgia district has a decidedly conservative leaning, is touting a prized endorsement from the nearly 4 million-member National Rifle Association.

The NRA’s Political Victory Fund awarded Barrow an “A” rating, said in a letter that he had “consistently supported the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen,” and urged his reelection.

Barrow, long cited by Georgia Republicans as a prime target for defeat, said he was “proud” to have the NRA backing “because they stand by the Second Amendment, and so do I.”

It was the first time Barrow has been endorsed by the NRA.

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