Country music artist Michael Ray opens up about why the Second Amendment is important to him

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ATLANTA — While at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings & Exhibits, Rare ran into country music artist Michael Ray, who shared his thoughts on Second Amendment rights.

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For Ray, his support for gun rights stems from his family’s history of protecting and serving their communities.

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“I was raised around the Second Amendment, raised around guns, raised around first responders,” he explained, adding that his father was a paramedic firefighter, his uncle is an EMT, and his grandfather was a firefighter. “They hold a special place in my heart. And I was raised around the importance of not only the Second Amendment and owning a weapon for defense and for outdoors, but also the responsibility that comes with that.”

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