The resurrection of the assault weapons ban

Nonetheless, last night was, I think, the first time that the president has said himself that he’d seek such a move:

“What I’m trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally,” Obama said during the debate at Hofstra University. “Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced.”

America is increasingly conservative on the gun issue, and Bill Clinton’s 1994 “assault weapons” ban hurt him badly. Keep talking, Mr. President.