or not he had ever shot a weapon. he answered with the truth, which is he has enjoyed shooting competitively with friends at camp david on multiple occasions. did they all pick up on that? multiple occasions. this photo completely overshadowed the talk of universal background checks is what we should be talking about and also did nothing to end protests. the president knocked the nra, saying one picture does not ease a lifetime of supporting every gun ban, every gun control scheme imaginable. the washington press has a responsibility to ask the president tough questions about things affecting all americans. a photo of the president shooting skeet does not affect gun laws one bit. it only distracts from the major issues at hand. so the bottom line comes down to this. the smiles are great at the press conferences with jay carney, but is this really what the american people are concerned about, what the president does on his free time at camp david?