Once again harping on “gun violence,” Barack Obama laid out his gun-grabbing agenda. “This is the only advanced country that tolerates something like this. We have, what’s basically a mass shooting, it seems like happening once every couple of weeks: kids on college campuses, kids at home,” he said. “And we’re not going to be able to eliminate all of that violence, and there’s a strong tradition of gun ownership, wonderful folks who are sportsmen and hunters, and I respect all that. But we should be able to take some basic, common sense steps that are, by the way, supported by most responsible gun owners. Like having background checks so you can’t just walk into a store and buy a semi-automatic.” Background checks have been required for all guns purchased at retail stores since 1993. What he’d really like to see is the last part of his sentence: “You can’t just walk into a store and buy a semi-automatic.”