Want to Know The Real Reason Obama’s Pushing Gun Control? Here It Is.

On Tuesday, President Obama unveiled his rather minor executive actions on gun control with great fanfare, applause, and tears. We laughed; we cried; we questioned why exactly he was wasting political capital on a series of initiatives that largely mirror already-present federal law.

Here’s the answer: he’s trying to mobilize his hard-core base. Obama said during his press conference, “I’m not on the ballot again. I’m not looking to score some points.”