"He stayed for about five minutes, and couldn't leave fast enough."

I don't expect every president to be active in shooting sports, but don't shine me on when we all know better:

• Obama professed his sweetness for skeet shooting during an interview posted online Sunday with The New Republic, when asked if he had ever fired a gun. "Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,"

• "The only time he shot skeet was for President's Cup," said the source, referring to a shooting competition tradition involving the presidential Marine guards. "I was there. He stayed for about five minutes, and couldn't leave fast enough."

This statement even had the cool-aid servers at CNN rolling their eyes.

Every 7 yr old child knows what they're up to. Lots of references to "hunting", "tradition" and "protecting hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns", "existing weapons grandfathered..." It's called divide and conquer. They think if they can put enough fear into those gun owners who don't own so called "assault-weapons", and even those that do but think they can find comfort and protection in the "grandfather" clause, they'll support an AWB just to protect their own ass. Separate the "assault weapon" owners from the rest of the group and they'll be vulnerable. Oh no, it's not about you.... It's about those trouble makers over there...

• Obama: "We recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage..."  “in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,” “I am not going to take your guns away, that just ain’t true...”

• Feinstein: "My bill will protect over 2,200 makes of hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns, existing weapons grandfathered..." "Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe." 

• What wasn't said publicly: All grandfathered weapons must be registered under the National Firearms Act--which entails not simply registering the gun, but also photographing and fingerprinting the owner.

Their message: Deal with us and you won't have to face the same music. For now. Classic good cop/bad cop. Divide and conquer. Every child knows the game.