Holy skeet!
Amid a fierce debate in Congress over gun control, the White House today released a photo of President Obama skeet shooting at Camp David.
The photo was taken last Aug. 4, on Obama’s 51st birthday.
Obama, wearing goggles and earmuffs, peers down the barrel of a shotgun while his left index finger pulls the trigger.
Bam! A spray of smoke shoots out of the weapon.
The release of the photo is a head scratcher to both supporters of gun control and gun rights.
The last thing some advocates of gun control want is an image of the president as a gun lover on the shooting range while they’re trying to get Congress to pass stricter firearm laws in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting massacre.
Meanwhile gun owners suspect this is a phony attempt by Obama to show his respect for law-abiding gun enthusiasts and that he’s not trying to take away their rights.
“I don’t know how often [he does it],” White House spokesman Jay Carney said of Obama’s skeet shooting. “He does go to Camp David with some regularity, but I’m not sure how often he’s done that.”