Obama's gun control plan may be watered down, but it's not flat

In the midst of an armed occupation in Oregon and gun control advocates urging strict reform, Obama's background check proposal lacks severity. But a closer look shows an unprecedented step to restrict access and save lives More than 2,500 miles away from the calm White House east room where Barack Obama will announce his 10-point plan to tackle gun violence on Tuesday, the armed occupation of a federal building by rightwing militia in Oregon is a potent reminder of why even this unprecedented u...