Obama pushed for gun control every chance he had. He was always the first bird to jump on the perch for it. But don't confuse 'legislation' with bureaucratic fiat by agencies under him either. The latter is where he got more traction from sycophants, aka minions.
Background checks are not weak. He proposed nothing, absolutely nothing, that would have stopped any circumstance that had occurred to which he leapt onto his gun control perch. Gun safety courses are already mandatory in most states for things like hunting licenses and concealed carry. Not to mention the Boy Scouts as well.In fact, there was a time when courses were conducted in public schools.
The good news is he is gone. Not nearly far enough away, but he is at least out of the way and his minions are slowly, too slowly, dwindling away and being purged from the government.
But my New Years resolution this year if to focus on positivity more. No doubt Obama will go down in history as the best evah gun salesman. More guns were purchased under his watch than any other President.
I agree that he didn't push hard for new gun restrictions because he knew he couldn't get any legislation through congress.
I disagree that he was pushing for "severe restrictions on guns". Yes, he wanted to strengthen background checks. He wanted to focus on mental health treatment. He was for limiting magazine sizes. He supported gun safety courses. I don't call any of these measures as severe restrictions on guns.
Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX