Sen. Perdue claims Dem rival misleading Georgia voters with pro-2nd Amendment ad

Jon Ossoff, the Democratic challenger to Georgia Sen. David Perdue, is courting the state's more conservative voters with an ad arguing that he has a more moderate stance toward gun regulation than the Republican incumbent claims.

Ossoff, who has been endorsed by gun safety groups but was given an “F” by the National Rifle Association, is running a pro-Second Amendment spot in larger Georgia cities such as Albany, Augusta, Savannah and Macon, though not in liberal-leaning metro Atlanta.

The Second Amendment grants citizens the right to bear arms, though the extent of its guarantee has been hotly disputed after mass shootings at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub; a high school near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a music festival in Las Vegas. It has long been a hot-button issue in U.S. elections.