ORLANDO, Fla., April 26 (Reuters) - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush thanked the National Rifle Association on Saturday for helping elect his brother president of the United States in 2000.
Bush, the keynote speaker at the gun lobby's annual convention, noted that 48 percent of the voters in the 2000 presidential race were gun owners, based on exit polls.
NRA support played a key role in several states, including Florida, where the vote was so close that the U.S. Supreme Court eventually had to settle the matter of disputed ballots, and in Tennessee, home state of George W. Bush's Democratic opponent, Al Gore.
"Were it not for your active involvement, it's safe to say my brother would not be president of the United States," the younger Bush said.
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Man Kills New Wife, Self, Hours After Wedding Reception
MILL HALL, Pa. (AP) - A man shot and killed his new wife Saturday shortly after their wedding reception, then turned the gun on himself, police said.
Police said Frank W. Shope II, 34, married Lori Ann Spangler, 35, on Friday afternoon, but they began to argue during a small reception in a bar.
The dispute escalated after they returned home. About 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Shope shot his new wife, police said. He then shot himself in the head.
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