Although the image released by the White House of President Obama firing a gun caused a bit of a stir, the image of a U.S. president holding a gun is certainly nothing new.
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President George H. W. Bush
In this Oct. 25, 1992 file photo, U.S. President George H. Bush displays a rifle given to him as a gift, in Billings, Mont., as his chief of staff James Baker, left, watches during the campaign stop.