"Americans say they want meaningful national gun controls. But they don’t want them badly enough — or they’d already have them," says columnist George Skelton. "This is what I mean: Sure, voters tell pollsters Congress should pass legislation to toughen up background checks on gun buyers. Most even want to ban military-style assault weapons. But gun control is far down the list of voters’ priorities. Many other policy issues rank higher: immigration, jobs, schools, climate change."