National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund has endorsed Bill Owens in his re-election campaign for U.S. Congress, Owens’ office has announced.

The association of nearly four million members says Owens was endorsed based on his “solid pro-gun voting record in Congress.”

“Upstate New York is home to thousands of sportsmen and I consider it part of my responsibility to my constituents to preserve and protect the Second Amendment,” Ownes said.