'Obama Sucks': Gun Owners IN US Hit Out At President

Barack Obama's plans to bypass Congress on gun control were not popular amongst the thousands attending the weekend's "Crossroads of the West" gun show in Ontario in California.

The two-day event - taking place twenty miles from the scene of the mass shooting in San Bernardino a month ago - saw a surge in ticket sales.
The "Obama Sucks" T-shirt was perhaps a measure of the gun lobby's views on Washington right now.
We were not permitted to film inside the event hall, but plenty of show visitors were happy to share their views outside.


Not surprisingly, there was strong support for the Second Amendment and the guarantee of the right to bear arms.
"If he's going to do that and not going to go through Congress, I think that is illegal," said one.
"Look at drugs. Drugs are illegal but we still have those," said another.
One military veteran, with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, summed up the views of many: "We abide by laws in how we carry weapons and conduct ourselves and they're trying to take that right from us.
"I don't think it is fair, the laws are getting too extreme."
Shows like the "Crossroads of the West" abide by the letter of the law.
Visitors' guns have to be checked at the door and purchasers have to wait ten days for any weapons they buy.
The president is expected to expand the requirement for background checks for gun buyers who purchase from "collectors" rather than dealers.
He will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss his administrations options for tightening gun rules without going through the Republican-controlled Congress.
Republicans have criticised Mr Obama's plans, calling them an overreach of his executive authority.