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Olympic shooters thrust into gun-control debate

Kim Rhode sees the news on television or social media. Another mass shooting, in Aurora, San Bernardino, Newtown, Orlando, Dallas, Baton Rouge.

For the two-time Olympic gold medalist shotgun shooter, what comes next has become routine.

"I just wait for my phone to ring," Rhode said. "I know the questions are coming."

Shooting is one of the most divisive sports in the Olympic program.

Guns, always a hot-button issue, have been thrust even further to the forefront of public debate with the spate of mass killings in recent years.

Sport shooters are staunch supporters of the Second Amendment, given their chosen event.