So why should he care if his new gun legislation angers them?

Senate Republicans, too, are working in committee on gun legislation.

The Clinton administration's gun legislation did not pass.

We know for a fact that this killing was related to his record of supporting gun legislation.

"I'm not sure that gun legislation is what we need," he told reporters.

He has made the gun legislation the centerpiece of a tough anti-crime platform.

I pray that his courage and wisdom will at long last move this Congress to make commonsense gun legislation the very next order of business.

It's much easier than doing the hard work of financing and mounting a campaign for meaningful gun legislation, which might take years.

See also - Australian mass murders for a list of major crimes which impacted on gun legislation.

I'll live to fight another day on health care, environmental concerns and sensible gun legislation.