NRA gives backing to LePage campaign
The NRA says this is the first time in 20 years it has endorsed any candidate for Maine governor.
The National Rifle Association's political action committee has endorsed Republican Paul LePage in Maine's race for governor.
The association's Political Victory Fund, based in Fairfax, Va., said that it had not endorsed a candidate for Maine governor in 20 years.
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Maine has the country's highest firearms ownership per capita and among the lowest crime rate per capita, but "it has been consistently targeted on the national level by anti-gun and anti-hunting organizations," according to the NRA.
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Vote early and often for Paul LaPage~
The NRA says this is the first time in 20 years it has endorsed any candidate for Maine governor.
The National Rifle Association's political action committee has endorsed Republican Paul LePage in Maine's race for governor.
The association's Political Victory Fund, based in Fairfax, Va., said that it had not endorsed a candidate for Maine governor in 20 years.
SNIP
Maine has the country's highest firearms ownership per capita and among the lowest crime rate per capita, but "it has been consistently targeted on the national level by anti-gun and anti-hunting organizations," according to the NRA.
READ MORE
Vote early and often for Paul LaPage~