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9. Can you just imagine

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 04:08 PM

Feb 2013

the howling if they'd posted the picture *before* he said anything about skeet shooting? OMG, a black man with a gun! He must be a New Black Panther! Run for your lives!

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White House releases photo of Obama firing gun [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2013 OP

And it's a totally LEGAL one! albear Feb 2013 #1

some people here Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #4

If they are its simply because they get lost in the semantics of the complex merchandising grantcart Feb 2013 #12

Reducing the discussion to a question of "is it lethal or not" is inaccurate, lazy, geckosfeet Feb 2013 #31

the lethality of the weapon is the only point grantcart Feb 2013 #36

On that only point, we differ in opinion. nt geckosfeet Feb 2013 #38

it's a lot easier with a shotgun rapturedbyrobots Feb 2013 #52

No shotgun holds ten rounds. JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 #60

Plenty of shotguns hold 10 rounds rapturedbyrobots Feb 2013 #64

Just the ones who want to insure we never have another pocoloco Feb 2013 #25

Aren't assault weapons also legal? David__77 Feb 2013 #5

They are, and they're going to stay legal derby378 Feb 2013 #39

Repeal the 2nd amendment, then they can be easily made illegal along with many more guns. nt SylviaD Feb 2013 #45

How do you propose to do that? NaturalHigh Feb 2013 #46

Fortunately? Yes fortunately our streets are flooded with assault weapons & handguns. Thanks. n/t SylviaD Feb 2013 #54

We had the 2nd before the streets were flooded Blandocyte Feb 2013 #55

But it seems repealing is "off the table" to the Democratic establishment. n/t SylviaD Feb 2013 #57

Are we kidding? Is this really necessary? Ok, is the president a REAL American now? mountain grammy Feb 2013 #2

because the Washington Post 'fact-checkers' have been casting doubt muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #7

"The guest" might have been Cheney, who was teaching B.O. how to shoot safely Blandocyte Feb 2013 #56

He already said he goes shooting all the time marshall Feb 2013 #15

Hmmm BumRushDaShow Feb 2013 #3

Tuck Crepuscular Feb 2013 #6

So funny. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #8

Can you just imagine VA_Jill Feb 2013 #9

Kick Lasher Feb 2013 #10

Black man with a gun!!! Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #11

Awful low aim for skeet shooting michigandem58 Feb 2013 #13

That's what it look like. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #14

You don't target shoot with a shotgun NickB79 Feb 2013 #30

Skeet Birther rumor Major Nikon Feb 2013 #47

Fox News Caption: Obama prepares to personally confiscate your guns. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #16

Obama has last word just like with Birth Certificate flap wishlist Feb 2013 #17

Why take so long to release it? OGKush Feb 2013 #18

?? janx Feb 2013 #19

Why? To satisfy the mouth breathing morons leftynyc Feb 2013 #51

So by the White House released the photo to satisfy the right? OGKush Feb 2013 #65

No - they released it leftynyc Feb 2013 #66

Fake as JFK's moon landing Ash_F Feb 2013 #20

I could care less for a photo of the President firing a gun. Agony Feb 2013 #21

No, he is not shooting to low and other nonsense OldRedneck Feb 2013 #22

i have to disagree about the venting reducing recoil energumen Feb 2013 #29

Considering the terrain in that area - the range might be sloped? Like shooting down a ski slope? hexola Feb 2013 #34

It wouldn't be sloped any more than any other skeet range Major Nikon Feb 2013 #48

Thanks for the explanation of this sport. Nika Feb 2013 #49

There is one thing wrong with this photo OldRedneck Feb 2013 #23

I beg to differ. janx Feb 2013 #24

It's not Cheney... HuskyOffset Feb 2013 #26

Hahaha thats funny darkangel218 Feb 2013 #27

Last pic I saw of him... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #41

Wow! rightsideout Feb 2013 #28

livin proof..................... roosterpack Feb 2013 #32

This Thread Is "Livin' Proof".... Paladin Feb 2013 #33

No, the coolest president would've shot over his shoulder with a mirror, Annie Oakley style. Bucky Feb 2013 #43

Now that's funny right there... JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 #61

I thought his second term was going to be free from pandering Doctor_J Feb 2013 #35

I don't recall any such promises. /nt Ash_F Feb 2013 #37

It was an overriding theme among the DU New Dems during the campaign Doctor_J Feb 2013 #58

I know, I was there. Ash_F Feb 2013 #59

I find this picture somewhat disquieting. Is this some appeal to NRA types? What? n/t SylviaD Feb 2013 #40

Of course not. People demanded to see proof, so he showed it. Bucky Feb 2013 #42

I find it humorous slackmaster Feb 2013 #44

Like when he slapped down Trump on the birth certificate JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 #50

Seems relatively meaningless Franker65 Feb 2013 #53

O crap, now all of the "friends of skeets" are going to get their panties in a twist. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #62

If I were shooting I would have to learn to shoot left handed also. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #63