Zell Miller wows N-R-A

RENO, NEVADA - Georgia Senator Zell Miller wowed the National Rifle Association as a ``Democrat who wants more guns&#39;&#39; and chastised his own party for failing to recognize the social and political reach of gun issues. <br> <br> Only about half the crowd of about two thousand at the N-R-A&#39;s 131st annual meeting last night at the Reno Hilton hotel-casino stood when Miller was introduced as the first Democrat to give a keynote address to the gun rights group in more than a decade. <br> <br> But nearly all rose to give a 30-second standing ovation by the time the popular former two-term governor finished his speech touting the N-R-A&#39;s 4.2-million members as the epitomee of ``mainstream America.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Miller told them, quote: ``Like many of you, I&#39;ve got more guns than I need, but not as many as I want. Now that may sound a bit confusing to some -- a Democrat wanting more guns,&#39;&#39; he said, explaining he&#39;s a life member of the N-R-A with an A-plus voting record ``and I&#39;m darned proud of it.&#39;&#39;

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