TN Senate Candidate Gets NRA Backing Without Hunting License...

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:55 PM ET

Associated Press :

Republican Bob Corker, a self-described hunter, has the backing of the National Rifle Association yet the Tennessee Senate candidate won't be firing a gun anytime soon.

His license expired.

Corker had a license with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency last year but it expired in February, according to the state agency. The GOP candidate is in a competitive race against Democratic Rep. Harold Ford (news, bio, voting record) Jr., for the soon-to-be-vacant seat held by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

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