I have never shot a gun. If I was somewhere, say Camp David, and I could skeet shoot I would give it a shot. And if I liked it, I might pick it up. Obama never claimed this has been a life long love of his. He has never tried to b.s. his gun lovin self the way both Romney and Kerry tried to. I have found in life that nine times out of town, the most logical and non-nefarious explanation is the true one. When there is no such logical explanation, I start pondering. Why is it so hard to believe that Obama went likes skeet shooting after he gave it a try. Why would they stage a picture in August and not release it until now? Do you think they staged these shootings to promote gun control and had this ready as part of the master plan?
Obama just got done with what looked to be a tough election. If he was trying to appeal to gun owners, why wouldn't they have had this picture out to help with the middle of the road gun owners in the election? That would have been a logical explanation at the time, but releasing it six months later, after the election, is not.
Bottom line is that the public and the majority of NRA members support the reforms he has proposed. He doesn't need this pictureother than to show how whacked out the right wingers have become.