Hmmm... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/25/obama-takes-on-gun-violence-in-new-orleans-speech/?hpt=hp_c1 Dunno why he's attacking AK47s when it was an M&P15 that was used... But notice how he's skipped right over the entires class of "legal gun owners". Does he mean fully automatic, or semi-automatic? Did he intentionally omit his position on legal owners of semi-automatic sport/defense rifles? - Yes, I agree that we should try to keep semi-auto rifles out of the hands of criminals - Yes, these rifles belong on the battlefield - Yes, these belong in the hands of legal gun owners I don't see any legislation coming from this - although Obama had better cool his jets on attacking legal gun owners otherwise he will alienate the moderates in the country. We all know that lifelong straight-party conservatives and democrats don't decide who wins - it's the centrists/moderates that will vote either way depending on the individual candidates - THEY hold the true power. By definition, 50% of us moderates have guns and it's the kind of issue that will get apathetic moderates out to the polls. So what is the answer? - What if they want to pass a law that requires doctors to report any relevant mental health issues to NICS? - What if they pass a law that says all private sales must be through an FFL (just like shipping a gun)?