1. I am not moving this to Alternative Theory (yet). It may end up there eventually but I feel it's worth discussion now in the Gun Rights forum and there's a lot of people that don't buy the story.
2. Is this a major issue? No. Is this worthy of discussion? Absolutely. I don't care who is in the White House but when they say something provide something believable. Especially in regards to guns. Call it my pet peeve, obsession, whatever.
3. The reason I believe this picture was produced was purely for damage control. He made a statement that very few were finding it hard to believe. Only after pressure was a single photo released. The reason I started a thread about it - see #2.