The NRA and Unified Sportsmen of Florida are very pleased with Governor Crist’s appointment of George LeMieux as Florida’s new junior U.S. Senator. George is rated “A” by the NRA and will be a strong supporter of the Second Amendment in the U.S. Senate. Gun owners can count on George LeMieux to fight to protect freedom and the Second Amendment.

— Marion Hammer, executive director of the Unified Sportsmen of Florida and past president of the National Rifle Association, in a statement released following Gov. Charlie Crist’s appointment of former Deputy Attorney General George LeMieux to the United States Senate.