Tester: Obama a regular guy, not a threat to guns, MT
Tester: Obama a regular guy, not a threat to guns
By MATT GOURAS
Published August 28, 2008 at 3:11 p.m.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says Barack Obama is regular guy who is no threat to gun owners.
Tester said Thursday that he spoke with Obama "straight up" on the gun issue. The senator says his fellow Democrat understands the issue much better than he used to.
Tester spent a great deal of time with Obama on Wednesday when the presidential candidate stopped in Billings. The two then flew together to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
The National Rifle Association has criticized Obama over his gun votes in the Illinois Legislature.
But Tester says the NRA is getting it wrong.
Tester says he is not afraid to back Obama because the candidate understands average families and has the best policies to help them.
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