re: #94 Charles Johnson

When you get down to it, what the President proposed is pretty weak. There are some good ideas and nothing I wouldn’t support, but I would have liked to see much stronger measures, including some kind of attempt to deal with the handgun issue.

I strongly believe that much like the support of Gay marriage, the president’s hand was forced by events. He is a naturally very cautious leader who would much rather negotiate on things he believes are politically viable. I am certain that he believes in gun control, but I am also fairly certain he would have considered this as one of the things “to do later” had not Newton occurred and much like his stances on climate, is not really interested in proposing game changers.