Gun Control Not the Only Controversial Issue Obama Plans to Push This Month

During Obama's 1st term, after winning passage of his one signature legislative victory, Obamacare, he took a beating at the midterm polls and did not expend any political capital on controversial issues.  Even before being inaugurated for his second term, he has signaled that not only will he push for gun control, but will also deliver to the millions of illegal aliens in the country "immigration reform."  This from The Weekly Standard:

The Huffington Post quotes a Democratic aide who believes "Good news for immigration advocates may have come Tuesday night, when Boehner broke the so-called 'Hastert Rule' and allowed the fiscal cliff bill to come for a vote without support from a majority of his Republican conference. Given opposition to immigration reform by many Tea Party Republicans, the proof that Boehner is willing to bypass them on major legislation is a good sign."

Will Boehner also sell out the majority of his conference and the nation's firearms rights to bring up a gun control bill if the heat of gun control talk from the White House gets too hot for him to bear too?

Given His Performance on the "Fiscal Cliff" Boehner is Not Who I want Leading this Discussion

Via The Hill:

"We need to have a discussion about guns," the lawmaker said, relaying Boehner's remarks, "and that doesn't mean that all of a sudden we abandon the Second Amendment or the NRA [National Rifle Association] or anything like that. But there needs to be a discussion and everybody needs to participate and we need to depoliticize it."

Yesterday, this blog linked to a couple of articles, one by Dave Kopel, and one by Clayton Cramer, that suggested gun control is not where we should be putting our focus, but instead, areas like how the country deals with the issue of mental health. They should be required reading for Boehner and the rest of the members of Congress. 

If the "Fiscal Cliff" is an example of Speaker John Boehner's negotiating skills, I fear for my Second Amendment freedoms

At least not every member of the GOP is getting weak kneed.  Virginia's 6th District Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte of told CQ Roll Call on Tuesday that he does not favor additional gun control, such as banning assault weapons or high-capacity magazines. Goodlatte will take over as chairman of House Judiciary next year.

Hat tip to Sebastian.