The upshot for too many supporters of swift, impressive gun control measures is a retreat into snark and sarcasm when confronted with criticism of the dizzying disparity of power between government and citizens.
FORBES: Dangerous Rhetoric Damages Obama's Gun Control Proposal Package
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"There are different realities and we have to respect them, " he told House Democrats at their policy retreat, noting rural hunters and urban dwellers come from distinct gun cultures.
CNN: Gun focus shifts from ban to checks and trafficking
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And the White House recently released a photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting at the Camp David presidential retreat, trying to silence skeptics of his claim in an interview that he has actually shot a gun.
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