http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...went-range-little-shooting-practice.html
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com, In Lake Norman, North Carolina
Published: 14:15 EST, 18 August 2016
Donald Trump fired off an M-4 rifle on Thursday as he took his 'law and order' appeal to a gun range at a North Carolina police lodge.
But his campaign team wouldn't release a photo he took with police officers who joined him at the shooting range, and individual officers weren't allowed to shoot their own pictures with the presidential candidate, an officer told DailyMail.com.
Early reviews are that Trump was right on target when he aimed and fired.
'He fired several shots. I saw two for-sure bullseyes. At the distance we were I couldn’t tell you there wasn’t more,' Ron 'Duck' Wyatt, the mayor of nearby Troutman told DailyMail.com.
'It was excellent marksmanship,' the former firearms instructor for police and civilians added.
Iredell County sheriff Darren Campbell vouched for Trump's skills while introducing the mogul to a supportive crowd of police officers. 'I gotta say this man can shoot,' he said.
But the Trump-backing cops weren't thrilled that they weren't allowed to snap photos with Trump on the shooting range itself.
'There was no photos done down there. That was kind of like a QT thing,' Ken Shawyer, the retired assistant police chief of nearby Statesville explained. 'We were all kinda like … They didn’t want anybody taking photos or nothing. I don’t know what that’s about.'
The Trump camp declined to release a photo Trump took with a small group of officers who accompanied him during the target practice.
Trump himself boasted about the shooting practice at the top of his remarks to the officers. ''We just went down the range and had a little shooting practice,' he said.
Sheriff Campbell told reporters Trump shot an M-4 at the rural range, off a gravel road near Lake Norman, where Trump mentioned he owns property.
'I can tell you he shot quite well. He did a good. He is obviously proficient. It showed,' Campbell told DailyMail.com afterward.
During his brief remarks, Trump predicted he would clean up among cops – perhaps not losing a single vote from law enforcement.
'I know how well we're doing with law enforcement. That could be unanimous,' he predicted, two days after he gave a fiery law and order speech in Milwaukee.
'No matter where we go in the country we may get no negative vote,' Trump said.
He also expressed confidence in how he was doing in North Carolina, even as his campaign is going up with ads in a state where Hillary Clinton is leading him.
'It looks like it's going very well. North Carolina is going to be very important,' Trump said.
Before Trump showed up, Iredell County GOP chair, Ron 'Duck' Wyatt announced: 'We've been delayed he decided he wants to go and shoot guns before he talks to us.' He added: 'He wants to be an adult American and shoot a gun first – I don't blame him for that.'
By the door was a welcome table with copies of Handguns magazine and Guns & Ammo, American Rifleman, and Popular Mechanics. Hot dogs and other food was available for donations.
'We have a terrific property right on Lake Norman you folks know about that,' Trump noted.
'I'm a big supporter of law enforcement and our police,' said Trump.
Ken Shawver, retired assistant chief, described the range as having a main A range, with additional berns to shoot from a variety of angles.
'I'm a supporter,' said Shawver. He said he believes Trump's claims that Hillary Clinton will do away with the 2nd Amendment.
'She's never done anything besides be a crook,' Shawver told DailyMail.com. He mentioned Bill Clinton's term, adding, 'When her husband was there, we ended up with the Brady Bill.'
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com, In Lake Norman, North Carolina
Published: 14:15 EST, 18 August 2016
Donald Trump fired off an M-4 rifle on Thursday as he took his 'law and order' appeal to a gun range at a North Carolina police lodge.
But his campaign team wouldn't release a photo he took with police officers who joined him at the shooting range, and individual officers weren't allowed to shoot their own pictures with the presidential candidate, an officer told DailyMail.com.
Early reviews are that Trump was right on target when he aimed and fired.
'He fired several shots. I saw two for-sure bullseyes. At the distance we were I couldn’t tell you there wasn’t more,' Ron 'Duck' Wyatt, the mayor of nearby Troutman told DailyMail.com.
'It was excellent marksmanship,' the former firearms instructor for police and civilians added.
Iredell County sheriff Darren Campbell vouched for Trump's skills while introducing the mogul to a supportive crowd of police officers. 'I gotta say this man can shoot,' he said.
But the Trump-backing cops weren't thrilled that they weren't allowed to snap photos with Trump on the shooting range itself.
'There was no photos done down there. That was kind of like a QT thing,' Ken Shawyer, the retired assistant police chief of nearby Statesville explained. 'We were all kinda like … They didn’t want anybody taking photos or nothing. I don’t know what that’s about.'
The Trump camp declined to release a photo Trump took with a small group of officers who accompanied him during the target practice.
Trump himself boasted about the shooting practice at the top of his remarks to the officers. ''We just went down the range and had a little shooting practice,' he said.
Sheriff Campbell told reporters Trump shot an M-4 at the rural range, off a gravel road near Lake Norman, where Trump mentioned he owns property.
'I can tell you he shot quite well. He did a good. He is obviously proficient. It showed,' Campbell told DailyMail.com afterward.
During his brief remarks, Trump predicted he would clean up among cops – perhaps not losing a single vote from law enforcement.
'I know how well we're doing with law enforcement. That could be unanimous,' he predicted, two days after he gave a fiery law and order speech in Milwaukee.
'No matter where we go in the country we may get no negative vote,' Trump said.
He also expressed confidence in how he was doing in North Carolina, even as his campaign is going up with ads in a state where Hillary Clinton is leading him.
'It looks like it's going very well. North Carolina is going to be very important,' Trump said.
Before Trump showed up, Iredell County GOP chair, Ron 'Duck' Wyatt announced: 'We've been delayed he decided he wants to go and shoot guns before he talks to us.' He added: 'He wants to be an adult American and shoot a gun first – I don't blame him for that.'
By the door was a welcome table with copies of Handguns magazine and Guns & Ammo, American Rifleman, and Popular Mechanics. Hot dogs and other food was available for donations.
'We have a terrific property right on Lake Norman you folks know about that,' Trump noted.
'I'm a big supporter of law enforcement and our police,' said Trump.
Ken Shawver, retired assistant chief, described the range as having a main A range, with additional berns to shoot from a variety of angles.
'I'm a supporter,' said Shawver. He said he believes Trump's claims that Hillary Clinton will do away with the 2nd Amendment.
'She's never done anything besides be a crook,' Shawver told DailyMail.com. He mentioned Bill Clinton's term, adding, 'When her husband was there, we ended up with the Brady Bill.'
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