President Obama just wrapped up remarks at the White House pushing for more  “common sense” gun control measures as public support for new legislation  wanes.

“What we’re proposing is not radical, it’s not taking away anyone’s gun  rights,” Obama said.

Flanked by a dozen mothers, Obama called on members of Congress to get on  board with support for universal background checks, otherwise known as the  criminalization of private firearms transfers. The President claimed proposals  on the table will keep guns out the hands of criminals, but a deeper look at  background check legislation (which will be voted on next month in the Senate)  tells a different story.

     Iowa Senator Charles Grassley cast a committee vote in opposition to the  Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act today on Capitol Hill. The bill passed  out of the Judiciary Committee along party lines and criminalizes all private  firearms transfers, otherwise known as universal background checks. Grassley  indicated in a statement today that the legislation was rushed and lacked  bipartisanship