Dems will whine about anything the pres says and take the other end of the issue... Perhaps he should say we need more gun control, then concede and let the dems have their way when they scream and yell the opposite?
We should pull out troops from places where they're *really* not needed (France, Germany, etc.. Although on second thought, we could use a few hundred thousand more in France...).
Spread those guys out along our nothern and southern borders. I think we've got enough people we can bring back from un-necessary overseas bases to get a few guys on every mile of border, with an order to turn back illegals, and allow then to KOS any foreigner who resists or is packing heat (IE: smugglers). I'm sure we could take a few example with regards to domestic patrol from Israel (soldiers go home at the end of the day, like from a regular job. They live in the area, so they carry their weapons off-duty. etc..).