Obama takes gun debate on the road, says ‘it’s time to do something’

President Obama took the gun-control debate on the road for the first time on Monday, pressuring Congress to take action quickly and telling lawmakers in no uncertain terms that, “we don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something.”

A seemingly somber and pensive Obama renewed his calls for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines ban in an address before a crowd of law enforcement officials in Minneapolis. But he sounded a more optimistic tone on legislation implementing universal background checks, which stands the best chance of passage. “We may not be able to prevent every massacre or random shooting. No law or set of laws can keep our children completely safe but if there's even one thing we can do, if there's just one life we can save, we’ve got an obligation to try," Obama said at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Special Operations Center. “We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something. That’s my main message here today.”
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President Barack Obama's proposal to require background checks for all would-be gun buyers has the backing of the vast majority of Americans, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday.

Ninety-two percent of all Americans support universal background checks for gun purchases. The proposal likewise has enormous support across the ideological spectrum, with 93 percent of Democrats and 89 percent of Republicans supporting background checks.

Moreover, 93 percent of those living in households with gun owners and 85 percent in households with members of the National Rifle Association are in favor of background checks.

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