Babies and guns.  Do they go together?

Christopher Duffy's picture of his 6-month old holding a bolt-action rifle stirred quite the uproar.  He took the pic in Woodbridge Firearms Trading Post in Woodbridge, CT, and the comments rolled in when it ended up on the store's Facebook page (has since been removed).

Supporters have been up in arms about it and have began posting pictures of their children holding guns on the store's Facebook page.

"The little one actually latched onto it when I first picked it up to see how heavy it was," Duffy said. "It’s actually very light, to test the weight, so I just decided to take the picture."

As for the controversy that's erupted, Duffy says he doesn't understand:

Other people being upset about it? I don’t force their kids to do anything. I don’t force them to do anything. My hand was on it, the bolt was open, it was safety checked. I’m not sure how wide the picture is. She’s clearly in her seat just sitting up, one hand on the scope, one hand on the barrel.”

Not everyone agrees.  One person said, “After everything that happened in Connecticut with Sandy Hook and everything that’s going on with the gun laws, why would you have your baby holding a gun…a big gun?”

Others side with Duffy, arguing, “It’s nothing, I don’t know why that would bother people to be honest with you."

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