Predictably the gun lobby and its mouthpiece the National Rifle Association called the president's proposal a "gun grab."
But the president does not intend to back down, nor will the U.S. people a majority of whom by whopping margins of 80 percent and more support a common sense measure like background checks.
The problem lies with Congress' ultra right majority and their big business backers.
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