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He's the President. We know he's not going to kill any innocents with it. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #1
Well duh! Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #6
Ouch Fla_Democrat Feb 2013 #14
I'm not trying to be a smart-ass but Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #21
Which proposed legislation, exactly, would make you a criminal for shooting a Squinch Feb 2013 #54
Ya know, that whole "pearl-clutching" meme is getting fairly exhausted. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #57
"Nobody is going to take away your guns" is not a meme. It's a fact. It isn't meant to imply Squinch Feb 2013 #64
I don't have an uncle; Wayne or otherwise. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #66
And still, dear, you haven't answered the question. nt. Squinch Feb 2013 #68
Why answer it? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #70
So you concede that there is no proposed legislation Squinch Feb 2013 #73
Do you concede I never said legislation? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #75
You said that you would be made a criminal. For criminalization there has to be a law that has Squinch Feb 2013 #79
No quibble. You're misrepresenting what I wrote. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #81
"given a free pass to do something others would make me a criminal for doing." nt. Squinch Feb 2013 #83
Yes. That is what I wrote and that is what I meant. There are plenty who demand gun bans Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #92
That's a preposterous goalpost move cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #76
D'OH! datasuspect Feb 2013 #20
BWAH! bigwillq Feb 2013 #62
I bet his package is okay fadedrose Feb 2013 #10
Maybe he likes to shoot trap? Drahthaardogs Feb 2013 #24
Because the last thing he needs is a "gentlemen's pastime" fadedrose Feb 2013 #31
So you think he was lying Go Vols Feb 2013 #43
Partial lie fadedrose Feb 2013 #46
k Go Vols Feb 2013 #47
I hope he teaches his girls about responsible weapon handling. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #58
I'm sure they've had the birds and the bees chat. BVictor1 Feb 2013 #63
THAT is your story? ... and you're sticking with it? bvar22 Feb 2013 #37
It's hard to see a truth with all the routine explanations.. fadedrose Feb 2013 #45
Well, get together with your committee, bvar22 Feb 2013 #13
Exactly, that's what drones are for. n/t hughee99 Feb 2013 #59
i'm sure he's okay with reasonable controls and doesn't need to carry it around all the time samsingh Feb 2013 #2
Excellent shooting posture Recursion Feb 2013 #3
Leftys ALWAYS look weird shooting a gun, bvar22 Feb 2013 #7
I noticed the perfect form too. nt bluestate10 Feb 2013 #60
Why does it appear that there is a screw in choke .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #82
Maybe he's only sighting in? Recursion Feb 2013 #84
Or maybe just a staged photo-op .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #86
There was a picture of me sober in grad school, too Recursion Feb 2013 #87
Actually, I think he may be shooting trap .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #88
I'd advise him to lean into it a bit, personally. n/t X_Digger Feb 2013 #96
That one is rented. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #4
Get back to us when he slings it across his chest and walks into a J.C. Penney's. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #5
good one! CTyankee Feb 2013 #69
Who says he owns that? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #8
Nobody? bvar22 Feb 2013 #22
Wow. Who saw this coming? (aka fail) Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #9
Fail?... No. bvar22 Feb 2013 #19
No way! But there are certainly many full blown paranoid personalities... JoeBlowToo Feb 2013 #28
YES there ARE "full blown paranoid personalities bvar22 Feb 2013 #34
But the head of the NRA represents the full blown paranoids more than the other members who... JoeBlowToo Feb 2013 #50
My post was about President Obama, bvar22 Feb 2013 #95
Yes there are and congrats on 100 posts. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #38
You call that a gun? Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #11
I have to admit this picture disturbs me. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #40
Why is there smoke coming out of the side of the barrel? postulater Feb 2013 #12
It's a kind of compensator (ironically) Recursion Feb 2013 #17
Thanks postulater Feb 2013 #26
It also reduces recoil to a certain extent....less impact to the shoulder. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #51
. Iggo Feb 2013 #91
My guess would be top Fla_Democrat Feb 2013 #18
The barrel is ported Drahthaardogs Feb 2013 #25
Right... a "compensator". God I love irony (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #27
...a built in "COMPENSATOR"!!!!!! bvar22 Feb 2013 #29
The gun barrel is "ported" to help reduce recoil. MicaelS Feb 2013 #35
Not Impressed otohara Feb 2013 #15
He need not have bothered treestar Feb 2013 #16
Will it make any difference with the other who demand he take their guns away? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #23
Make any real difference? NO. bvar22 Feb 2013 #30
You're no better than they are... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #56
Mega FAIL False Equivalency by Drunken Irishman. bvar22 Feb 2013 #108
oooh! You showed me! Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #109
oh I thought this was going to be about Obamacare nt msongs Feb 2013 #32
No one cares ProSense Feb 2013 #33
Well I certainly hope for Michelle's sake that the DU conventional wisdom is false (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #36
I thought about that, bvar22 Feb 2013 #41
Jon Stewart had a funny take on this! PennsylvaniaMatt Feb 2013 #39
He seems to know what he's doing Autumn Feb 2013 #42
No, gun nuts are the inadequately endowed. Shooting a gun or even owning a gun SWTORFanatic Feb 2013 #44
I certainly agree with that, which is the point of the OP, bvar22 Feb 2013 #61
And the point of the picture is that shooting a gun in a controlled, safe environment CTyankee Feb 2013 #71
Invoking Bvar's Postulate: bvar22 Feb 2013 #97
Gee whiz, why are you so mad? CTyankee Feb 2013 #98
I misread your post, bvar22 Feb 2013 #105
Actually, I expected more than what I saw. CTyankee Feb 2013 #106
Reverse psychology Spirochete Feb 2013 #48
You can see them acting out in these threads RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #52
This photo was taken on his birthday B2G Feb 2013 #49
Cool! whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #53
This thread is great. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #55
Let's see Sissyk Feb 2013 #65
and the "port" which I have just learned will protect his cheek from getting CTyankee Feb 2013 #77
For the shoulder, mainly. Sissyk Feb 2013 #80
OK, thanks, yes add that to the list. CTyankee Feb 2013 #85
I agree! Sissyk Feb 2013 #89
So, have you had a chance to compare Norway's gun laws with our own? CTyankee Feb 2013 #94
Yes that is correct bowens43 Feb 2013 #67
Too bad they couldn't work a bible into the picture whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #72
Maybe that's what he was shooting at. n/t geomon666 Feb 2013 #74
+1 forestpath Feb 2013 #90
at least he never let a pilot carry him in the back seat of a jet so he could land on an aircraft datasuspect Feb 2013 #78
What's THIS guy compensating for? randome Feb 2013 #93
. green for victory Feb 2013 #99
A left-handed shooter? kentuck Feb 2013 #100
About as rare as a left handed lead guitar player NNN0LHI Feb 2013 #101
I'm right-handed and left eye dominant. I shoot long guns left-handed. slackmaster Feb 2013 #107
The usual crowd is now claiming it is doctored. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #102
Skeet shooting and home brewing?! what next? Agony Feb 2013 #103
Damn, I'd love to try that ale TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #104
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