From what I could decipher, this is the bill that the NRA is referring too:
H.R. 308: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (GovTrack.us)
I personally don't have a problem with this bill.
Although if I was one of his advisers I'd be like "hey Barack, let's just stick to the politics of 'jobs jobs jobs'. People got kind of pissed about that whole health insurance thing derail, when jobs were disappearing faster than wine around my family during the holidays."
Political suicide over this? No. His fate is tied to the economy.
I couldn't agree more Sheldon.
OL'BO's future is tied to the economy. If that and jobs improves then he will be re-elected.
If things haven't turned around by 2012 I think Barry Boy will be a one termer.