LONDON (Reuters) - Shooting attracted record numbers of spectators at the London Olympics but the sport's desire to ditch the stigma of violence was blighted by gun killings in the United States that book-ended the event.
When the American team touched down in London and spoke to the media before the Games, they faced numerous questions about the deaths of 12 people killed by a gunman in Denver the previous week as they watched the new Batman film.
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