Rudy Giuliani, an ardent gun-control advocate as mayor, will address the National Rifle Association on Friday.
The GOP White House hopeful, who backed the federal assault-weapons ban in 1994 over the objections of the NRA, has changed his position as a presidential candidate. He now says he supports the Second Amendment and believes gun laws should be addressed by the states.
It is possible that the NRA would endorse Giuliani.
“We take into consideration a candidate’s past record and what they’re saying now and what they’ll do in the future,” said NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.