# Catherine Templeton regrets that she can't shoot fellow politicians

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953 "2018-05-10T23:18:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953/1 "2018-05-10T23:18:45Z")

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Just saw [this ad](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/catherine-templeton-fires-pistol-in-new-south-carolina-governor-campaign/article_0819f3bc-53a0-11e8-adfb-f35ef68d97df.html) for a goobernatorial candidate here in SC.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953/2 "2018-05-11T01:32:57Z")

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Jeez, what a girly little gun.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953/3 "2018-05-11T01:51:05Z")

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LOL…she’d probably break her wrist firing a Desert Eagle.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953/4 "2018-05-11T19:07:53Z")

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Looks like a starter pistol. And a .38 on a rattler? A .410 Contender would be a better choice, especially for a rookie. And don’t start me on the disadvantages of a snub nose.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-templeton-regrets-that-she-cant-shoot-fellow-politicians/813953/5 "2018-05-12T04:35:36Z")

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If she were a _true_ South Carolina politician, she’d threaten to beat them with a cane.