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  Fred Thompson's Kids Not Quite Old Enough for Buckshot

  Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:14 AM | By Christopher Beam

  Spotted in an AP story about Fred Thompson's visit to a gun store in Bristol, N.H.:
  

  "I used to have my own skeet shoot," Thompson boasted as he wandered through the gun shop and bought his children gifts. "Some of my opponents, you know, have a bad record or no records. I have a solid record. ... I'm not embarrassed to remind anybody of it." [emphasis added]
  

  Baby's first AK-47? A flak jacket with matching booties? Not exactly, says Thompson spokesman Jeff Sadowsky: "He got Hayden some winter gloves and Sammy a T-shirt. ... I believe it was a camo T-shirt."

  Still—a gun store? Surely there was some charming antique shop or Mom and Pop toy outlet just around the corner. Either way, best to save the 12-gauge for next year.
  

  Filed under: Fred Thompson

About Christopher Beam

• Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.

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