Why Obama is losing on anti-gun legislation

[daddyo]

10 reasons he has failed to get gun control legislation passed, not the least of which is that he tried to make it about the NRA instead of reducing "gun" violence.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/04/03/why-obama-is-losing-on-anti-gun-legislation/

[Jonnin]

9 is not correct, but 9/10 isnt bad and it was easy to miss this one.   He made several anti gun statements in his campaigning.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Well, he can't make it about reducing gun violence because it does the opposite. That writer should have just said,

but is like the rest of the writers in his camp, that Obama fully expected everyone would just bow down and accept

what he thinks should be done. He was fooled, once again.

 

He won't give up until he has accomplished his task, or he finally leaves office. The EO will continue marching on.

Just wait. He will get a few more states to change their law and he will call it a mandate. To Hell with Congress.

[Guest HvyMtl]

Few things: 1) The general public does not focus on a single topic, and pushes for change of this single topic, for very long.  Welcome to the technological age of overwhelming news cycles.

2) In most cases, the Legislators know if they vote FOR such legislation, they can be called on the carpet later, when the public rage has passed, and the topic changes to re-election, and this Legislator limited my rights.

3) The legislation itself was poorly done.

4) Other "more pressing" matters have shown themselves (sequester, "Best Korea," Dancing with the Stars, Kim Kardashian's wieght gain while pregnate, etc.)

Edited April 5, 2013 by HvyMtl

[Randall53]

If the states continue their attacks on the constitution, the feds won't have to do anything.