a historic day for the NRA and also for the Second Amendment.

I think it may be the most important election in the history of the Second Amendment. We're telling people, if they value the freedom to own a firearm, this is the election you'd better get out and vote.

[How sure is the Grind that the NRA will back Bush? Well, the group's monthly magazine features a cover photo of John Kerry posing with gun-control advocates Sens. Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein.] You talk about the four horsemen of apocalypse, ... That's the picture.

[The National Rifle Association, the major voice of the powerful gun lobby, greeted the news joyfully.] This is a historic victory for the NRA. Freedom, truth and justice prevailed, ... No other industry is forced to defend themselves when a violent criminal they do not know, have never met and cannot control, misuses a legal non-defective product. American firearms manufacturers will now receive the same fair treatment.

I intend to dedicate my remaining time as president of the NRA to ensure that the Second Amendment is safe from Al Gore and all those who threaten it,

I'm a defender of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.