No, actually he couldn't push gun control when he had both houses, because a group of sixty some-odd Democrat congresspeople sent a letter to the Attorney General telling him; "Don't bother with any new gun laws. We won't vote for them." In addition to this, Harry Reid is the Senate Majority Leader, who (despite other aspects about him which make me walk around wishing a meteor would fall on him) is a pretty strong supporter of gun rights. He won't bring any new gun bills to the floor. DO NOT BE NAIVE. The ONLY reason Obama hasn't pushed any new gun legislation is that he knew that it would be dead in the water from the beginning, and generate a lot of negative publicity, confirming all of our fears about him. All downside, no win. Why bother?
John Lott actually taught in the same department with Young Barack, and tried to start a conversation with him more than once. All our future president said was; "I don't think people should be allowed to own guns." Whatever else he has said, rationalized, forgotten, glossed over, etc, THIS is what he is about. If he were given the chance, he would tear the Second Amendment out of The Constitution with a dull knife. Don't for ONE SECOND believe that he doesn't want to. That doesn't mean he's stupid enough to try it when he knows he will lose. That also means that he will never miss an opportunity to take a chip out of it when he can. Tweaking BATFE administrative rules. Nominating ghastly judges. Romney is a marshmallow who sways where the wind blows him. At least we can stand him in the correct wind.