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.
This isn’t about hunting. Nothing spinning and lying.
Seems like whenever the subject comes up, Barry and Joe talk about their love of shotguns. Someone should have asked Obozo about the make and model of the shotgun he uses ‘all the time.’
From the Urban Dictionary....
“They discovered an ancient form of birth control used by their ancestors that involved “pulling out and shooting” (much like skeet shooting) during sexual intercourse, as to not impregnate the female, or “biatch”.”
(Look up skeet)
I'd wager that 0bama doesn't know the difference between skeet shooting and sporting clays.
I'd also wager 0bama doesn't know how to clean a weapon (any weapon). Well, maybe his mouth...
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Someone asked him about his love of skeet and he said I love them, they just take too long to cook. That is his extent of knowledge of skeet shooting, or any other kind.
Didn’t his wifey-poo talk about her ancestors riding the Underground RR?
I absolutely refuse to believe anything either one of them says. It is either a lie or an idiotic statement compliments of an AA education.
Yes, “...do skeet shooting...” sounds as though it comes from quite the skeet shooter.
I have a hard time envisioning him holding a shotgun much less firing one.
I wonder if he holds his pinky out the way he does when drinking.
Riiiiiiiiiiight. Suuuuuuuuure he does.
Pics, please.
“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.” —Barack Obama
What in tarnation does this have to do with the 2nd Amendment?
Where are “hunting rifle” or a “tradition” of spending the day with your dad and uncles mentioned? We are protecting our RIGHTS...not traditions!!
-A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
I have seen pictures of him throwing a ball.
Don’t want to be anywhere near him with a gun. Duffass.
Remember Dukakis on the tank?
http://2guystalkingmetsbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dukakis.jpg
Another Duffass.
How about John Fn Kerry and a shotgun?
http://liveshot.cc/images/Kerry%20Shotgun%201.jpg
Another Duffass.
ALL PHONIES
“”Skeet” is actually a form of birth control practiced by the African-American tribes of North America near the beginning of the 21st Century. Visionaries of the time (such as Lil Jon and Nelly) recognized the inevitable and everpresent danger of overpopulation”
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skeet
Only the lemmings with believe this one.
Only the lemmings will believe this one.
As soon as the word “hunting” is used, I tune them out.
I have an AR so that I can engage a tryannical government, should they decide to do something like take away my rights.
I encourage everyone to tell every Elmer Fudd they know that as soon as ARs are banned that we are going to fully support the banning all guns and hunting. Why? Because we will already be felons, so the more the merrier.
He is not big enough to hold up a gun! Come on! I feel like I am listening to a third grader on the playground, weave a tale.
</do I really need to add a sarc tag?>
He must have been told that the gun grab talk has done profound damage to the Dems.Too late now,people are starting to understand what the Second Amendment is really for.
He’s speaking in code.
“Skeet” is his newest lover.
OR, this in from The Onion.
The recoil would knock him on his skinny arse!
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