Candidate Buz Mills owns a shooting range and is on the National Rifle Association's board of directors, but it's incumbent Gov. Jan Brewer who has the group's endorsement in the contested Republican primary for Arizona governor.
The NRA's endorsement, announced at a Wednesday news conference, follows Brewer's signing of several gun-rights measures since she became governor in January 2009.
One bill signed by Brewer in April will make Arizona the third state allowing people to carry a concealed weapon without requiring a permit. One she signed last year allows a person with a permit to take a gun into a restaurant or bar serving alcohol as long as the establishment doesn't prohibit it and the person isn't drinking alcohol.
Brewer got an A+ rating from the NRA for her stands and record on gun issues, while Mills received an A rating, the highest rate possible for a non-incumbent, said Sandy Froman, a Tucson attorney who is a former NRA president and a current board member.
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