TROY, NY (10/02/2009)(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 Mary Ellen Matise for Orange County Legislature District 9. As a member of both the NYSRPA and the Walden Sportsmen's Club, Matise is well suited to represent the interests of gun owners, hunters and sportsmen in the district. NYSRPA urges all concerned gun owners and sportsmen to support Mary Ellen Matise in the November 3 general election.