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Obama says he goes skeet shooting ‘all the time’ at Camp David
The Hill ^ | 1/27/13 | Meghashyam Mali

Posted on 01/27/2013 5:18:45 AM PST by Libloather

President Obama says he regularly skeet shoots at Camp David and called on gun-control proponents to “do a little more listening” to gun owners in the national debate over firearms.

In an interview with The New Republic posted on Sunday Obama said that he and guests “do skeet shooting all the time” at the presidential retreat and said he understood why many rural voters were protective of their gun-ownership rights.

“Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there. And I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations,” said the president. “And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake."

Obama suggested that the divide over gun reform could be traced to the split between rural and urban areas and said he hoped to “bridge those gaps” in his push to stem gun violence.

“Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas,” said Obama. “And if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that.”

Obama’s comments come as the White House has launched a forceful push to enact new gun-reform measures. Earlier this month the president signed a number of executive actions strengthening current gun laws and is pushing lawmakers to pass measures banning the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, as well as instituting universal background checks on purchasers.

The administration is mobilizing supporters to pressure lawmakers on the issue and the White House says they will hold campaign-style events to help build momentum.

Thousands of marchers also rallied on the National Mall on Saturday calling for tougher gun-control. And last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill which would ban the sale and manufacture of over 150 types of semi-automatic weapons and bar the sale of high-capacity clips.

But those measures face strong opposition from the nation’s gun lobby and GOP lawmakers.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) has said he will allow a vote on any gun measures which move through the Judiciary Committee, but has voiced doubts about passing a new assault-weapons ban, which is also unlikely to advance in the GOP controlled House.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; camp; crapshooting; david; guncontrol; horsehockey; obama; secondamendment; skeet; the3rdlay
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To: Libloather
“Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there.

??? "Not the girls"?? Is this like his idea of who hunts and shoots? Just us menfolk ya know. We're up there shooting the skeets all the time because you know, it's a man thing. But not the girls. No sir. My girl guests never want to go shoot the skeets with us. Because shooting the skeets is a manly thing you know.

Is this really how he see's gun ownership and hunting?

41 posted on 01/27/2013 5:46:53 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Libloather

let me guess, his helicopter landed under heavy fire too, right?


42 posted on 01/27/2013 5:49:23 AM PST by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: Marathoner 244

The recoil would knock him on his skinny arse!


Wide Load gets behind him to absorb the recoil.


43 posted on 01/27/2013 5:51:53 AM PST by bytesmith
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To: Libloather

Is that what their calling pot smoking nowadays?


44 posted on 01/27/2013 5:52:25 AM PST by V_TWIN (obama=where there's smoke, there's mirrors)
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To: Libloather

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/05/27/nyt-white-house-correspondent-obama-hates-camp-david-because-theres-n


45 posted on 01/27/2013 5:53:23 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sooth2222

That’s what I thought too. It might just be another fly on Der Further’s face but it looks a little like a “blink” to me.


46 posted on 01/27/2013 5:55:35 AM PST by skimbell
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To: Libloather
“Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas,” said Obama."

Guns are the same, rural or urban. What is different is the far higher percentage of dysfunctional culture in urban areas and a correspondingly high propensity for acts of violence in that 'urban' culture. And that dysfunction has been 100% subsidized and nurtured by the Federal Government. It wasn't always so.

The other game the left is playing here is to equate gun rights to hunting. They have nothing to do with hunting. The Constitution never mentions hunting and as far as I know, we have no constitutional right to hunt. But we do have the right to guns.

47 posted on 01/27/2013 5:55:49 AM PST by Ditto
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To: Libloather

Reagan said the nearest thing to immortality was a government program. Actually, it’s a clay pigeon at Camp David.


48 posted on 01/27/2013 5:56:59 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: Libloather

Reagan said the nearest thing to immortality was a government program. Actually, it’s a clay pigeon at Camp David.


49 posted on 01/27/2013 5:56:59 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: Libloather
And after he shoots his limit, he field-dresses and then cooks them all by his little self.......
50 posted on 01/27/2013 6:00:44 AM PST by Southbound ("A liar in public life is worse than a full-paid-up Communist, and I don't care who he is." - HST)
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To: Libloather

It’s not about hunting. Or skeet. Or even criminals, your person, family or business. It’s about us vs the government and military weapons against our government.

And, the know that. They just have to keep the mental beachheads in the low information/MSM information sheeple heads.


51 posted on 01/27/2013 6:03:11 AM PST by Leisler (A trillion+ dollars a year printing fiat script=2% GDP. What happens when it stops. Or doesn't?)
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To: Libloather

"You lie!"


52 posted on 01/27/2013 6:03:36 AM PST by airborne (MY HEROES DON'T WEAR CAPES. MY HEROES WEAR DOG TAGS ! ! !)
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To: Libloather

Of course he does, and Michelle makes the best BBQ skeet.


53 posted on 01/27/2013 6:04:05 AM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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To: bert
a straight GAY razor

Yes, a cheap joke but so is our _resident.

54 posted on 01/27/2013 6:06:25 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Proud Thought Criminal since 1984)
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To: Libloather

Pics or it didn’t happen! Video would be much much better.


55 posted on 01/27/2013 6:08:55 AM PST by rsflynn (Life is hard....twice as hard if you are stupid -- John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

Remember his words...LISTEN!

“We are not going to take away *all* your guns”


56 posted on 01/27/2013 6:09:07 AM PST by WCH
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To: Libloather

The only people who will believe this are the people who believe Benghazi was about a video. (sadly, that is 99% of the MSM)


57 posted on 01/27/2013 6:11:39 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Libloather

And why would the MSM not be plastering the photos of Zero with a gun in his hand all over the place - it would be great propaganda for the lies about not wanting to confiscate our weapons. No pics = no shooting by this liar-in-chief. However, we can expect someone to do a photo op soon to help their cause...


58 posted on 01/27/2013 6:12:01 AM PST by trebb (Allies no longer trust us. Enemies no longer fear us.)
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To: Libloather

I wonder what size gun he uses? I would like to see a pic of him shooting. I bet he looks scared out of his mind.


59 posted on 01/27/2013 6:14:57 AM PST by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: Libloather

A teleprompter gives his speeches. What shoots the skeet?


60 posted on 01/27/2013 6:15:55 AM PST by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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