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In reply to the discussion: Patton Oswalt: What gun owners think they look like... [View all]apocalypsehow
(12,751 posts)Pic #1:
President Obama Trap/Skeet shooting a shotgun: that comes nowhere close to the gun nuttery that is being ridiculed and spoofed in the OP, and you well know it. No one is talking about taking away hunting/sporting shotguns on the pro-sensible gun legislation side, and you well know that, too.
Thus, dishonest framing and juxtaposition #1.
Pic #2:
Senator (now Secretary of State) Kerry shooting a shotgun during the '04 campaign: see above.
Pic #3:
President Clinton hunting with a shotgun: see above.
Pic #4:
President Carter inspecting a shotgun at a trade show: see above.
Pic #5:
This one is particularly rich: that was the Commander-in-Chief of the United States military inspecting the new assault rifle the Air Force was adopting for military use by their security forces. Yet the picture is juxtaposed with the reply to make it look like JFK was a the proud owner of a brand new assault rifle, and thus an "RKBA enthusiast."
Dishonest framing and juxtaposition #5.
Pic #6:
President Truman posing with a shotgun at a farm: see #1-4 above.
Pic #7:
Like the attempt to convert President Kennedy into a "pro-RKBA" fanatic by dishonestly juxtaposing a pic of him inspecting a military assault rifle as part of his duties as Commander-in-Chief, this one is equally rich: here is an Commander-in-Chief during wartime in the field with the troops under his command inspecting the combat rifle of one those soldiers.
Dishonest framing and juxtaposition #7.
Pic #8:
Eleanor Roosevelt or anyone else legally eligible for the privilege - not 'right,' privilege - of owning a firearm shooting what looks to be a .22 caliber plinking handgun on private property in a rural setting is, again, not what is being ridiculed/spoofed in the OP - and again: You. Well. Know. It.
Dishonest framing and juxtaposition #8.
Nice try, but none of it washes. Not one single bit of it.