Well, yeah, it’s an election year. Obama is not going to further alienate potential independents by taking up the gun control issue now. In view of the IANSA struggles AND debates this year.

NRA worked with our allies in the U.S. Congress and successfully assembled strong bipartisan opposition to any treaty that adversely impacts the Second Amendment. On two occasions NRA was successful in convincing a majority of the U.S. Senate to sign letters to President Obama that made it clear that any treaty that included civilian arms was not going to be ratified by the U.S. Senate

Obama is not stupid.