Gun prosecutions under Obama down more than 45 percent

Despite his calls for greater gun control, including a new assault weapons ban that extends to handguns, President Obama's administration has turned away from enforcing gun laws, cutting weapons prosecutions some 40 percent since a high of about 11,000 under former President Bush. "If you are not going to enforce the laws on the books, then don't start talking about a whole new wave of new laws," said a gun rights advocate...more