Photos: Republican presidential hopefuls attend 10th annual Jasper County GOP Trap Shoot

Four GOP presidential candidates spent the morning in Jasper County speaking with constituents and shooting clay pigeons.

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Sep. 17, 2023 6:16 pm, Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 7:14 pm

A shotgun shell is flies from the gun of former Vice President and current 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

GOP presidential hopeful E.W. Jackson gives a fiery stump speech during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Mike Pence, made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Former Vice President and current 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence delivers his stump speech during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Presidential candidates (from left to right) E.W. Jackson, Ryan Binkley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and former Vice President Mike Pence wait their turn to shoot during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Mike Pence, made a campaign stop at the Jasper County GOP Trap Shoot to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Former Vice President and current 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence receives safety instructions before his turn to shoot during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Shotguns await their turn to be shot during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Mike Pence, made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley receives last minute shooting advice during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Mike Pence, made a campaign stop at the Jasper County GOP Trap Shoot to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley says a prayer before his turn to shoot at the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Mike Pence, made a campaign stop at the Jasper County GOP Trap Shoot to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

U.S. Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) checks the safety on her shotgun after misfiring twice during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

U.S. Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) takes aim at a clay pigeon during the 10th annual Jasper County GOP trap shoot on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Jasper County Gun Club in Newton, Iowa. Four Republican presidential hopefuls made a campaign stop at the event to speak with constituents and shoot a few rounds. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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