Obama blames U.S. guns in Mexico [More]Of course he does.
It's easier than dealing with the real issues, and he knows he'll get plenty of publicity and support. Such posturing will help mollify some of the anti-defense zealots demanding gun bans NOW, plus, when the time is right, he'll be better positioned to press forward with the next round of infringements.
He's even confident enough in his position that he knows he can repeat the 90% lie even though he knows it's not true. To their credit, Stephen Dinan and The Washington Times threw a flag on that and gave us a pretty balanced report.