Incrementalism works both ways. I think the president is well aware of this fact, which is one of the reasns why he would prefer not to jeopardize his reelection.
We have to win hearts and minds first. We've just begun. There's a lot more work to do.
OK, and how do you go about doing that, when in the last 30 years, literally thousands of gun laws have been made law. How do you plan on reversing this ever incremental intrusion on our rights?