'As badass as Richard Simmons holding a broadsword': Wendy Davis receives Ann Richards' shotgun

Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis was presented with Gov. Ann Richards’ shotgun Wednesday night in the best photo-op since Michael Dukakis climbed into that tank.

.@WendyDavisTexas receiving Ann Richards' shotgun at #tcdplive #txgov pic.twitter.com/x7B3BAOGc1

— Texas Democrats (@texasdemocrats) January 29, 2014

Passing the torch Texas-style: Clark Richards' gift of Ann Richards' shotgun to @WendyDavisTexas! #tcdplive pic.twitter.com/Lg8YQHgqck

— Jan Soifer (@jansoifer) January 29, 2014

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Oh, honey. You tried. | The PJ Tatler » PHOTO: Wendy Davis Awkwardly Holds Ann Richards’ Shotgun For Some Reason – http://t.co/0xpQGyL1a1

— Calamity J. West (@StevieJWest) January 31, 2014

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We knew Wendy Davis was struggling to related w/ Texans but this is just pathetic…http://t.co/xYwvVROwOS

— Ken Webster (@KenWebsterII) January 31, 2014

More entertaining than Iowa State Fair Corndog Photos! RT @JayCaruso: Oh wow RT @bdomenech: Uhhh. http://t.co/sf2neLhmGK

— Mike (@ThePantau) January 31, 2014

Oh look, @WendyDavisTexas took @JoeBiden 's advice and got a shotgun pic.twitter.com/8q9FGMSUor

— DopePolitics (@FanOLiberty) January 29, 2014

With the shotgun, @WendyDavisTexas looks about as badass as Richard Simmons holding a broadsword. @StevieJWest @instapundit

— BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) January 31, 2014

As a new gun owner, Davis might consider taking a gun safety course from the NRA.

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