Well, it looks like I agree with Sarah Brady on one thing, at least.
The Brady Campaign gave President Obama an “F” rating on gun-control issues in a report issued this week [pdf].
In just one year, Barack Obama has signed into law more repeals of federal gun policies than in President George W. Bush’s eight years in office. From the repeal of Reagan Era rules keeping loaded guns out of national parks to the repeal of post-9/11 policies to safeguard Amtrak from armed terrorist attacks, President Obama’s stance on guns has endangered our communities and threatened our national security.
That first sentence is particularly telling. Obama knows the new truth when it comes to gun control: paying lip service to it is a great rhetorical ploy, but attempting to follow through is political suicide. Now he’s in a rather unenviable position: he was expected to support gun control, but he lacks the wherewithal to do so. Continued...