j.r. leonard

That depends entirely on where you live, which makes Obama’s statements false. If you want to get postmodern and say it’s not factually correct but it hints at a deeper truth, fine. I guess

It does not depend entirely upon where you live. Guns are widely and easily available to almost everybody at practically any time. If they were in fact difficult to get, there wouldn't be hundreds of millions of them floating around. And this, in a nutshell, is the problem.

OK, so we’re going the post-modern, truthiness route. Got it

That's not it at all. We've got you pretending like it's difficult to get guns, which it isn't. Your objection seems to be that it isn't even easier. That's not the same as it being meaningfully difficult.

Of the 3 places I’ve lived in the US (NYC, DC, and AK) it was only possible for me to legally buy and keep a gun in 1. I guess I could go to a state with less regulation and buy one, but it would be illegal as soon as I got home. That right there falsifies Obama’s statement

Unless there is something else precluding you from ownership, research suggests you can have guns in DC and NYC.

Does your research include actually trying to get a permit or the difference btw shall issue or may issue? Regulations in place make it effectively impossible to get a gun permit in either of those cities, unless you’re very wealthy or politically connected (even after Heller)

You're the one who wrote you weren't allowed to legally buy and keep a gun in either place. Unless there's a legal reason for that, you were, and are, legally allowed to buy and keep a gun in both places.