President Claims Shooting as a Hobby, and the White House Offers Proof (releases photo)
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Source: ny times
WASHINGTON — When President Obama mentioned last week that he had picked up a new hobby — skeet shooting at Camp David — it was a surprising disclosure by a president whose main identification with guns these days is his effort to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
To some, Mr. Obama’s newfound enthusiasm for shooting clay pigeons — he said in an interview that he did it “all the time” at his retreat in the Maryland mountains — also seemed a bit suspicious.
So on Saturday, the White House tried to silence the skeptics by releasing a photo of Mr. Obama shooting on the range at Camp David in August. In the photo, the president, wearing protective glasses and ear-muffs, is squinting down the barrel of a gun, moments after pulling the trigger. Smoke shoots out of the front of the gun.
The White House said the photo was taken on Aug. 4, which was Mr. Obama’s 51st birthday. But it offered no further details on whether his target practice was a regular hobby or a one-time event.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/us/politics/obamas-skeet-shooting-comments-draw-fire.html?_r=0
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Yeah Second Amendment!
I was interpreting for a deaf student --this is years ago---
When the student dropped the course, they assigned me to something else so that was it.
But during the short time I was there, the instructor let me shoot after class. My first time even touching a gun. I was so good, he said I should stick with it, I could go national (to use his words!!) *brag*
Havent had a chance to do it again, but i sure would like to--I'd need the lightest skeet gun available! For my poor beat up shoulders. 
Obviously loaded with high capacity ammunition, capable of launching over a thousand projectiles in less than a second! 
It never occurred to be that I had not seen the president with a gun. Perhaps because I myself have never shot a gun. I do not understand the mentality that a person is foolish for NOT wanting a gun. I think the side that favors gun control is more understanding about people wanting guns that the gun users are about people NOT wanting guns.
And also, what's with the term "mom jeans", maybe just because I am a middle aged woman, but I don't like the low slung pants because it feels like they are falling down all the time.
How can I maintain control of my weapon if I feel like I have to pull up my pants!!!!!!!!!
Of all the things a reporter could ask about, it was basically "where is the picture of Obama with a gun". What a waste of energy.
Maybe Joe should go shoot someone in the face. (cue Jimi Hendrix "Hey, Joe"
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This is concrete proof that he suffers from a small penis.
Only a complete psycho could ever enjoy using an instrument that was designed to KILL.
Yea it's all cool to be in the irrational gang of gun haters but when it's Obama holding a gun then what? O yea ...by "irrational" I mean it's ok to have a MAD policy toward other nuke holding countries but the same doesn't hold true for anyone who wants to protect themselves with the method and tool of their choice. Clue: Stop voting for these military gun nuts and those with policies of being the worlds biggest gun. While all are in a angry swarm of anti gun bees our government keep killing innocent people ...children and adults. Maybe if our so called leaders weren't setting an example of using a gun to protect against other guns we might have a more reasonable non hypocritical response to gun violence. IMO if it's wrong for US people to have guns for protection then it is also wrong for our government to use guns for protection.
Here's the biggest gun nut in the world:
