He is trying to win politically by acting like he did everything in his power(EO's) and put the onus on Congress....where if they don't pass his proposed bans, the next mass shooting he can lay blame on them.
Now how to outsmart------Give him everything he wants: Assault weapons ban, high capacity ban, background checks etc...give him everything. The caveat would be that after these bans, the first time a mass shooting takes place, all these bans would be revoked PERMANENTLY. Never again to be proposed by Congress. Of course I'm being facetious but you get the point. He/they would never go for it because they KNOW that none of these shootings would/will be stopped by these bans.
Now how to outsmart------Give him everything he wants: Assault weapons ban, high capacity ban, background checks etc...give him everything. The caveat would be that after these bans, the first time a mass shooting takes place, all these bans would be revoked PERMANENTLY. Never again to be proposed by Congress. Of course I'm being facetious but you get the point. He/they would never go for it because they KNOW that none of these shootings would/will be stopped by these bans.