For Gillibrand, a double-barreled problem?

Politico and Newsday are reporting on Kirsten Gillibrand’s gun ownership, pointing out that she “and her husband, Jonathan, keep two rifles under their bed to protect their upstate home.”

Newsday’s Tom Brune observes that neither Sen. Gillibrnad nor her husband is a hunter, but quotes her saying, “If I want to protect my family, if I want to have a weapon in the home, that should be my right.”

Gillibrand told the paper that she takes measures to protect her children from the guns, but declined to say exactly how.

According to Brune, the revelation “drew headshaking from Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, who expressed concern about storing guns under beds, where children can find them and where burglars typically look first.”

It’s still unclear whether this is a distraction or an issue that will haunt Gillibrand as she looks toward a possible primary challenge next year.