July 31, 2007
Posted: 02:53 PM ET
AMES, Iowa (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback fired a few shots today, though not at any of his opponents. The Kansas senator spent some time on a shooting range in Ames, Iowa — a town also known for a certain well-known straw poll coming up August 11 — and emphasized his position on gun rights to a group of reporters. "We have a Second Amendment," Brownback said. "It is a right to bear arms, and those should be stood by and those should be honored as a right an individual has." Brownback said he holds an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association but that he is not currently a member. The campaign said he's hunted on several occasions. "I don't think there should be more gun control. I think there should be more education," he said. Brownback fired an AR-15 rifle. And in case you're wondering, he didn't quite hit the bull's-eye but wasn't too far off from the target either. "Am I low, high?" Brownback asked after his first shots. "Where'd that go?" "Just over the top of the target," said an onlooker. –CNN Iowa Producer Chris Welch Filed under: Iowa • Race to '08 • Sam Brownback
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