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WASHINGTON — The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the endorsement Monday of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
The group is named after Jim Brady, the press secretary to former President Reagan, who was gravely wounded by a gunman who tried to assassinate Reagan in 1981.
Paul Helmke, the organization’s president, said Obama and Biden would strengthen background checks on gun purchasers, get assault weapons off the streets and give law enforcement more tools to stop illegal gun trafficking.
Last week, the National Rifle Association endorsed Republican John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign-finance restrictions.
