Burr Apologizes For 'Bullseye' Joke About Hillary Clinton

Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr apologized Monday for saying he was surprised a magazine about guns didn't put a “bullseye” on Hillary Clinton's face.

Burr was answering questions in a private gathering of Republicans in Mooresville.

He made the comment while telling a brief anecdote after he noticed a man at the event wearing a National Rifle Association hat.

Nothing made me feel any better than when I walked into a gun shop, I think yesterday in Oxford, and there was copy of Rifleman (the NRA's official magazine) on the counter,” Burr said. “It's got a picture of Hillary Clinton on the front of it.

I was a little bit shocked that it didn't have a bullseye on it.

The News and Observer reports Burr's campaign issued an apology for the comment after CNN obtained the recording Monday.

He also indicated at the gathering that if re-elected he would block any Supreme Court nominee put forward by Clinton.

Burr is in a tight race with Democratic Challenger Deborah Ross. In a statement, she says his comments are part of a disturbing pattern of Burr not representing North Carolina's values.