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Breaking news: A person who has once fired a gun can still support sane gun laws
President Barack Obama says that skeet shooting is a popular sport at Camp David, which makes the president a complete and total hypocrite...assuming that one of his common-sense guns measures is an executive order to ban all skeet shooting (was it?...there were a lot of them).
On the other hand, I don't think Obama said anything in his recent interviews about his habit of firing assault rifles, or shooting skeet with high-capacity magazines, or anybody dodging a background check to get those skeet-shooting guns. Because no one needs an assault rifle or a high-capacity magazine for skeet shooting...or hunting small varmints, or, realistically, to protect one's home in most typical cases. That's why these are called "common-sense gun laws," because they're meant to thwart criminals -- while preserving the 2nd Amendment.
But, no, this is suddenly a meme on the far right, that Obama is a hypocrite because there's a picture of him with a Super Soaker (hey, males like to fire off long pointy things -- go figure! -- so isn't a Super Soaker better than a Bushmaster .223?) or beacuse the mayor of the city that was attacked on 9/11 has armed security guards? The childish vapidity of all this is stunning -- a powerful tale of how the "emperor" of the NRA and its allies have been exposed as wearing no clothes, and now have nothing to say but "na na na boo boo."
How embarrassing for them.
Doesn't Barry skeet shoot at Camp David? Does he have the proper background checks to do that?— FletcherT- Case in point.— will
- When the second amendment to the constitution falls the first amendment is not far behind.The pen is mightier than the sword.— bobg1812
- The fact that a person can say 10 French words does not mean they can speak French.— CD75
- This is all just theater. In the end, it doesn't matter how many thousands of pointless laws these self-entitled Washington DC parasites write. If you are a crony, the laws don't apply to you. If you aren't aligned with those in power, you'd better keep your head down and stay silent, or they will find a law that you have violated.
God Bless the United States of America.— Mr. Smith - I'm impressed. I have had some success in trap shooting, especially with a really good borrowed shotgun, but skeet shooting is much harder. Joe Biden and Obama have now both endorsed shotguns, the weapon of choice for keeping intruders from your home (Biden) and skeet shooting. I could easily liv in a world with no handguns or high-powered rifles, but shotguns are often a necessity (although I don't personally own anything more powerful than a pellet rifle).— Archimedes
- Archimedes, should pump action be allowed in a shotgun, or does it have to be single barrel, manual single shot loading? The sound of a shotgun being pumped is pretty scary, which would qualify it as an assault weapon, no? Or if it has components that are colored black or camo, or have features that enhance the ergonomics/comfort for the user, then it's definitely an assault weapon.— Mr. Smith
- I support sane, common sense restrictions on journalism. After all, words can injure too.— jmc
- that's funny, I keep reading the 2nd amendment, and I can't find the part that guarantees the right to "shoot skeet". I must be a knuckledragger. BTW, anyone who believes the Pres "shoots skeet", I have a bridge for sale at a very reasonable price— Tom813
- I hear a lot about the present gun laws that are on the books not being enforced, but I have yet to see any columnist address that. I suppose I could research it, and I'm guessing it's different from state to state, but as a suggestion, has anyone thought to take present gun law and then go the next step as to how to modify it (I'm sure with interpretive statements). Honestly, when will someone take a position and do that?
Who cares if O shoots skeet? What does that have to do with actual gun law and the enforcement of it? O is the C-I-C of the armed services, he can 'shoot' a lot more than skeet.— elbrewador
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