Strokes of the pen and the 800 pound gorilla's false pretenses.

"Stroke of the pen. Law of the Land. Kinda cool." Paul Begala, New York Times, July 5, 1998, referring to executive orders.

Stroke this.

"Obama Looking For Ways Around Congress On Gun Policy."

Faced with a Congress hostile to even slight restrictions of Second Amendment rights, the Obama administration is exploring potential changes to gun laws that can be secured strictly through executive action, administration officials say.

The Department of Justice held the first in what is expected to be a series of meetings on Tuesday afternoon with a group of stakeholders in the ongoing gun-policy debates. Before the meeting, officials said part of the discussion was expected to center around the White House's options for shaping policy on its own or through its adjoining agencies and departments -- on issues ranging from beefing up background checks to encouraging better data-sharing.

Administration officials said talk of executive orders or agency action are among a host of options that President Barack Obama and his advisers are considering. “The purpose of these discussions is to be a productive exchange of good ideas from folks across the spectrum,” one official said. “We think that’s a good place to start.”

Of course the NRA could put a stake through the heart of this liberty-sucking monster by insisting on immediate Gunwalker scandal House hearings, but they'd rather cluck their 800 pound gorilla tongue and send out fund raising letters. They are too invested in the status quo to want to change it. And millions of firearm owners are still persuaded to hand them the money on false pretenses.