AP: photos of Ted Cruz with gun pointed at head not intended to be negative

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Associated Press media relations director Paul Colford:


Presidential candidate Ted Cruz was shown in a series of 14 photos taken by an Associated Press photographer at a 'Celebrate the 2nd Amendment' event Saturday afternoon, held at a shooting range in Johnston, Iowa. Five of the photos published by AP included images of guns seen on a wall in the background so that it appeared a pistol was pointed at Sen. Cruz's head."


"The images were not intended to portray Sen. Cruz in a negative light."


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Photos: Associated Press/Charlie Neibergall