I agree, but don't be lulled into thinking all is safe. I'm sure his advisors told him that sweeping 'reforms" was a losing deal that would only steel the People against him, they also told him that the pared down pap he presented could be used to "demonstrate" that he has no intention to step on the 2nd Amendment. Breat a sigh of relief at your own peril - he and his minions are more resolved than ever to disarm us.
Good advice, he will operate behind the seams and in the obscure nasty little folds of bureaucratic arcana to achieve his aims. Lisa Jackson over at EPA showed them the way and you can bet that the FBI, BATF, DOJ and others will use the same tactics.