I hope so, too, but think that the administration will take a strong, swift anti-2A stance when (not if) one of 3 things happen:
1). Republicans make significant gains in November, making it clear that the tides may be turning and Obama faces a difficult reelection.
2). Republicans don't make significant gains, but Obama sees his chances of reelection dim in 2012 for some other reason.
3). Obama is reelected in 2012. When he can't run again, he risks nothing by slamming through as many anti-2A pieces of legislation as possible.
Clinton signed the Brady Bill and the AWB in 1993 & 1994, respectively, and caught a lot of flack for it. I'm sure that lesson hasn't been lost on Obama. When he can no longer be punished by the voters for doing so, expect his grade with the Brady Bunch to soar.
This lesson also hasn't been lost on Democrat congressmen, many of whom have their jobs because they either supported gun rights or showed little interest in gun control.
When he can no longer be punished by the voters for doing so, expect his grade with the Brady Bunch to soar.
He'll still need the help of Congress and those folks want to keep their jobs. I really don't think any strong gun control legislation will happen during Obama's administration. He may toss a symbolic bone over to the Brady folks, some toothless executive order, but that'll probably be all. I just don't think Congress is going to let him do more than that. I really hope I'm right on this one. So far, so good.