Obama won't touch gun control until he ensures reelection; Left upset

White House press secretary Jay Carney made clear Sunday that President Obama will not make gun control a major issue in the presidential campaign.

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/227199409815973888

Obama’s allies on the Left are disappointed with that development.

Very disappointed that Obama and Romney are not saying anything about gun control after the Colorado massacre. It'll happen again…

— JORGE RAMOS (@jorgeramosnews) July 22, 2012

It's been over 2 days and Obama and Romney don't have the balls to say anything about gun control? #theatershooting

— Carlos Arias (@PunchyMcGee) July 23, 2012

https://twitter.com/Chernynkaya/status/227092656323452929

https://twitter.com/pnuts_mama/status/227198272631087105

Call it realism or timidity, CO won't change law soon @politico: Carney: Obama won't seek new gun control measures — http://t.co/h7zHDDx4

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 22, 2012

Obama Joins Romney in #GunControl Silence After Shootings. Both candidates should be ashamed of themselves! http://t.co/4XR5uQmr @bw

— Disarm (@Disarm) July 23, 2012

Oh no! Need influence 2get this rolling >Carney: Obama will not push for new gun control measures via @POLITICO http://t.co/a1z57IZc

— I can’t breathe BWheatnyc (@BWheatnyc) July 23, 2012