TROY, NY (06/07/2009)(readMedia)-- The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, the state's largest and nation's oldest Second Amendment civil rights organization, announces the endorsement of Gregory J. Edwards for Chautauqua County Executive. During his tenure he has consistently supported the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners and proven to be a friend of sportsmen through his efforts to expand the use of rifles for hunting within the county. NYSRPA urges all concerned gun owners and sportsmen in Chautauqua County to support Gregory J. Edwards in his bid for re-election as Chautauqua County Executive.