RONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The National Rifle Association is running radio ads in West Virginia claiming that Sen. Barack Obama has an anti-gun record.

Meanwhile, members of Ohio Sportsmen for McCain spent Friday stumping through southern Ohio. We discovered that examining the presidential candidates' Second Amendment positions produces more gray than black-and-white answers, especially when last minute politics enter the picture.

Mike Budzik of Ohio Sportsmen for McCain began his afternoon in Ironton, apologizing to people gathered at Mike's Archery Shop who felt they had been overlooked. Mike Dickess of Mike’s Archery referred to it as an event that "cared more about the press than the gathering."

Budzig went on to say that McCain "hasn't always been 100 percent with the NRA," but supports the Second Amendment and people's right to keep and bear arms.

The candidates' records show that Obama supports a national ban on concealed carry laws and semi-automatic, so-called assault weapons. McCain has spoken out against small, inexpensive handguns, the so-called "Saturday night specials" and has said he supports a partial ban of the worst of the semi-automatic assault weapons.

"Obama would take away your hunting rifles, shotguns -- even black powder guns," Budzig said.

Members of Obama's team say that is 100 percent false -- that the Democratic candidate says he will not take anyone's shotgun, rifle or handgun away.

"They support the Second Amendment and would never do that," said Tom Vogel, Obama's West Virginia campaign manager. "It would take a constitutional amendment anyway."

In our own research at WSAZ, we notice under the issues icon on McCain's Web site that there is a position statement on the Second Amendment. On Obama's Web site, however, nothing is mentioned about gun rights.