Further gun control failed because of the people, not the NRA.

[Electric Monk]

26. How's President Obama speaking today at the White House. That good enough for you?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obamas-remarks-on-failure-of-manchin-toomey-background-check-plan-transcript/2013/04/17/0b3666ba-a7a8-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_story.html

A few minutes ago a minority in the United States Senate decided it wasn't worth it. They blocked common-sense gun reforms, even while these families looked on from the Senate gallery. By now it's well- known that 90 percent of the American people support universal background checks that make it harder for a dangerous person to buy a gun. We're talking about convicted felons, people convicted of domestic violence, people with a severe mental illness.

Ninety percent of Americans support that idea. Most Americans think that's already the law. And a few minutes ago, 90 percent of Democrats in the Senate voted for that idea. But it's not going to happen, because 90 percent of Republicans in the Senate just voted against that idea.

A majority of senators voted yes to protecting more of our citizens with smarter background checks. But by this continuing distortion of Senate rules, a minority was able to block it from moving forward. I'm going to speak plainly and honestly about what's happened here, because the American people are trying to figure out, how can something have 90 percent support and yet not happen?