I'm still watching the whole Gun Control argument from the "nothing meaningful will change" vantage point. Obama put out some proposals and executive orders today, none of which is that we take the guns away from law-abiding citizens. But as Dave Weigel and others have noted, the pro-gun forces instantly responded with rebuttals that appear to have been largely written before they knew what the proposals would be.
I not only don't think anything meaningful will ever change, I don't think the debate on guns in this country will ever be sane. Those who are fearful of not having weaponry at their disposal will never accept that there are laws that could be passed that would allow that but perhaps lessen the incidents of massacre and murder. There are also things the Gun Control forces could stand to learn or admit, which is not to suggest the two sides are equivalent in their misrepresentation. The N.R.A. side has about 90% of the hysterics on this matter…and I suspect some of their members (the Ted Nugent kind) like that.