"Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more" AP story [View all]

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Here is a new AP story with some interesting quotes from the President:

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/obama-gun-control-advocates-should-listen-more

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"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes in the debate over firearms in America.

In an interview with The New Republic, Obama says he has "a profound respect" for the tradition of hunting that dates back for generations.

"And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake. Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas," he says.
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When asked ifhe had ever shot a weapon, the President answered:

"Yes," the president says, "in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time."