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aikoaiko

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14. What kind of guy enjoys shooting a gun?

Reply to agracie (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 06:41 PM

Feb 2013

Some do and some don't.

But I'd like to hear you describe that kind of guy.

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I love and admire Prez Obama. I really don't care to see him with a gun . I just don't. I know... [View all] agracie Feb 2013 OP

Uncomfortable? not at all. darkangel218 Feb 2013 #1

I have tried it, and I am pretty good at it. n/t agracie Feb 2013 #4

Then why are you "weary of the gun thing in general"? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #13

I tried target shooting many many years ago. Just not my thing... agracie Feb 2013 #21

Guns are not everyone's thing. darkangel218 Feb 2013 #29

Should a photo of your target practice be published, I would not think less of you. Mister Ed Feb 2013 #49

I don't know why he responded to the gun nutz in general homerunner Feb 2013 #23

80 million+ gun owners are unworthy of a response? nick of time Feb 2013 #30

Why the hell should ANYBODY have to prove that they've shot a gun? homerunner Feb 2013 #32

He's showing that he enjoys shooting skeet, nick of time Feb 2013 #34

because he was aked in an interview if he had ever shot a gun arely staircase Feb 2013 #90

+100 By showing the photo...it disarmed the Pro Gun Nuts :) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #96

Lmao!!! darkangel218 Feb 2013 #35

+1. I know a lot of dems that are okieinpain Feb 2013 #94

I have no problem seeing him shooting clay pigeons. Warpy Feb 2013 #2

I know, and I understand what you are saying. n/t agracie Feb 2013 #7

I am uncomfortable HockeyMom Feb 2013 #3

lol! nt darkangel218 Feb 2013 #8

I don't want to think it is a photo just to appease gun owners. He just doesn't seem like the agracie Feb 2013 #10

What kind of guy enjoys shooting a gun? aikoaiko Feb 2013 #14

But he does enjoy shooting guns. He said it before. :) nt darkangel218 Feb 2013 #16

I hear you! peace13 Feb 2013 #112

All kinds of people have guns...I choose not to.. Tikki Feb 2013 #5

No. More comfortable. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #6

But it has no protruding pistol grip... krispos42 Feb 2013 #9

But it does have a threaded barrel muzzle, look at .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #15

What is the difference? Control-Z Feb 2013 #36

Wiki or some other source can probably explain .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #52

I'm just sick of him always having to "prove" himself to these RWNJs. Birth certificates, college JaneyVee Feb 2013 #11

<snort> Yep. Hail this ! n/t agracie Feb 2013 #17

I'm glad he keeps making them look like fools, but they'll never be satisfied. Racism is the reason JaneyVee Feb 2013 #19

I agree. They hate his guts and he should just look them all in the eyes and tell them to Zorra Feb 2013 #122

He already said he shot skeet at camp David ... JoePhilly Feb 2013 #12

No. Then again I've shot recreationally before Recursion Feb 2013 #18

I love and admire Prez Obama. I really don't care to see him with a gun . I just don't. I know... wva moonshiner Feb 2013 #20

That's because he's not after their shotguns arcane1 Feb 2013 #22

Most likely you are right. He has nothing to prove. But, you know, politics... go figure. n/t agracie Feb 2013 #24

No one is taking away shotguns. And the photo was taken last year August 4th 2012, before JaneyVee Feb 2013 #25

FWIW -- Teddy Roosevelt was an avid hunter and he gave us Yellowstone National Park Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #26

Yep. nick of time Feb 2013 #31

Blame the people who forced the WH to release the picture bluestateguy Feb 2013 #27

I agree. It was nice HAVING a president that didn't stoop to this level. Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #28

To WHAT level did he stoop?? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #33

By trying to prove something, anything to the backwater morons in this country Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #38

Lol!! Releasing this photo is actually good for the bipartisan negotiations on strict gun control! darkangel218 Feb 2013 #39

Not really homerunner Feb 2013 #41

Its a.photo of POTUS performing a recreational activity darkangel218 Feb 2013 #45

You know how many people are out buying that very model of shotgun? homerunner Feb 2013 #53

What model is he using? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #58

They better be rich people. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #111

No it doesn't. Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #42

Youre calling POTUS a "pander bear" now? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #46

I call him that because he chose to release this photo at this time. n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #54

When would have been a good time for him to release this pic in your opinion? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #56

Like I said, a lot of people strangle themselves while masturbating... for fun! Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #61

No thanks!!! darkangel218 Feb 2013 #69

What does that have to do with the President? morningfog Feb 2013 #105

bzzzzt. the photo was taken last August. It wasn't a photo op, genius. cali Feb 2013 #66

Who fucking cares? It's still incredibly lame. Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #79

Why is this photo bothered you so much? morningfog Feb 2013 #107

when i first saw this datasuspect Feb 2013 #87

Have you considered the possibility that he enjoys trap shooting? Recursion Feb 2013 #114

i do datasuspect Feb 2013 #118

"It's no more complex than operating a light switch" justanidea Feb 2013 #88

Is trap shooting stooping to a level? (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #113

+1,000 malaise Feb 2013 #37

it smacks of pandering Skittles Feb 2013 #40

+1, glad someone gets it. n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #43

Prez Obama was the voice of reason when we were all trying to process the horror of Sandy Hook... agracie Feb 2013 #51

You do realize the picture shows green trees right? (I.E. Summer) NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #57

so why release it now? Skittles Feb 2013 #60

Same reason he released his birth certificate after Trump's statements NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #67

those are actually good questions Skittles Feb 2013 #71

You're taking Marsha Blackburn's side? NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #75

I'm not taking a SIDE Skittles Feb 2013 #76

And yet it was taken long before the current debate. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #78

and this is the first we've heard of it Skittles Feb 2013 #81

We can't know if it is out of character or not for sure Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #116

Then I suppose you'll be uncomfortable with the following MadHound Feb 2013 #44

+1000 :) darkangel218 Feb 2013 #48

Or.. X_Digger Feb 2013 #95

Or this: Ian Iam Feb 2013 #97

Seeing all these Delicate Flower gun nuts, stroking their "precious" must be uncomfortable DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #98

Serial dishonesty just flows from our "pro gun progressives"* keyboards like water over the Niagra. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #115

Wow, the point of my post just went right over your head, doing a double back flip along the way. MadHound Feb 2013 #120

DU Gun Enthusiasts Trashed Kerry For The Goose Hunt. Paladin Feb 2013 #123

Here's the thing, he's not just "your' president. He is this country's president ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #47

Those who believe that every gun in this country is going to be taken away Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #50

So? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #64

So, by continuously listening to the "concerns" of people who refuse to operate in the real world Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #70

so he is pandering to the paranoid Skittles Feb 2013 #55

I don't really care what he is doing. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #62

I....er.....what? Skittles Feb 2013 #63

Have a great weekend Skittles. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #65

my weekends are Thursday and Friday Skittles Feb 2013 #72

Just "punching his mancard" (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #59

Is that what you would say to this person? MadHound Feb 2013 #73

Gold medals in FIVE Olympics obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #99

Seems like being POTUS should take care of the man card thing. Man card thoroughly and permanently agracie Feb 2013 #74

Mancard?!? Crepuscular Feb 2013 #86

I miss Ann Richards obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #100

not at all. I used to do a bit of skeet and it is actually quite fun. Whisp Feb 2013 #68

I think releasing the photo was brilliant trishtrash Feb 2013 #77

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #82

He's not going to change a single mind. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #106

No. Thank you for your concern. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #80

Doesn't bother me. I've shot rifles before, although only for a purpose. Not playing around. freshwest Feb 2013 #83

He seems to have the aim down. randome Feb 2013 #84

no. generally because skeet shooting is a perfect example of the reasonable, legal use of a firearm arely staircase Feb 2013 #85

Skeet shooting has a long and honorable history. The activity has nothing to do with bluestate10 Feb 2013 #89

I've never had a gun nor do I see me ever Cha Feb 2013 #91

Yes. 1) I'm admittedly gun phobic and 2) it's weirdly out of my expectation. nolabear Feb 2013 #92

They really is no such thing as a "gun person" obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #103

Yep. It takes all kinds. I had a terrifying cop grandparent who made an awful impression. nolabear Feb 2013 #109

No obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #93

I think this photo bama_blue_dot Feb 2013 #101

But this could engender some amusing theories union_maid Feb 2013 #102

I feel the exact same way. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #104

I feel that way when I see him play golf Autumn Feb 2013 #108

I'm about the most "un-gun" person I know (for me personally) but I'd love to gateley Feb 2013 #110

I am uncomfortable becuase it strikes me as inauthentic. . . markpkessinger Feb 2013 #117

That's it in a nutshell. Well said. n/t agracie Feb 2013 #121

(Gasp!) A politician, engaging in a political ploy! Seeking Serenity Feb 2013 #124

Skeet shooting? My 78 year old grandmother used to do it for fun Jennicut Feb 2013 #119