Barack Obama : Gun murders , mass shootings force U.S. to rethink gun policy . Glaze : This sad development was on full display during Wednesday 's Senate hearing on gun violence , where NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre claimed that background checks for gun buyers -- a two-minute process that most gun buyers are happy to undergo -- will become `` a universal federal nightmare imposed upon law-abiding people all over the country . '' American want background checks and no military-style assault weapons . Washington has more guns than any other nation and towering gun murder rate , he says . Glaze : Mainstream gun owners , 74 % of CBS/New York Times members want background checks .
Barack Obama : Gun murders , mass shootings force U.S. to rethink gun policy . Glaze : American want background checks and no military-style assault weapons . Washington has more guns than any other nation and towering gun murder rate , he says . Glaze : Mainstream gun owners , 74 % of CBS/New York Times members want background checks .