In a stunning and transparent act of hypocrisy, Democrat Sam Page made the outrageous claim today that he supports our Second Amendment rights BUT actually received failing grades from the National Rifle Association and consistently voted against gun rights legislation.

In stark contrast to Page, Republican Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has received national recognition from the NRA for his support of Second Amendment rights.

Page this afternoon issued a ridiculous statement praising the U.S. Supreme Court's decision protecting the individual rights of gun owners yet he failed to mention that he received a failing grade of "F" from the NRA in 2004 and 2006.

Page's hypocrisy even eclipses that of Jay Nixon, who received the "stellar" grade of "D-minus" from the NRA, which was outraged by Page's statement.

Sam Page is now pandering and trying to mislead Missourians about his opposition to the individual rights of gun owners under the U.S. Constitution and we are calling on Sam Page to immediately retract his ridiculous and insulting statement. Peter Kinder, meanwhile, is a staunch supporter of the rights of Missouri gun owners and has been recognized nationally for fighting for Second Amendment rights.

 Chris Cox, executive director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action, was quick to call out Page for his misleading statements and quick to praise Kinder's stellar record on Second Amendment rights.

 A lot of politicians are trying to change their stripes on this issue and we are outraged by Sam Page's statements because we have always found him to be staunchly anti-Second Amendment while Lt. Governor Kinder has always been a vocal supporter of our right to bear arms under the Constitution," Cox said.