Obama On Gun Bill defeat: "All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," - Harry Reid: "Republican Party has become more out of step, more extreme."

Obama On Gun Bill defeat: "All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," - Harry Reid: "Republican Party has become more out of step, more extreme." HT: Fox.

The Senate on Wednesday defeated a vital background check amendment seen as the linchpin to Democrats' gun control bill, dealing a major setback to President Obama -- who lashed out at opponents in unusually blunt terms during remarks from the Rose Garden.

"All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," Obama said, accusing the gun lobby of lying about the bill.

The vote was 54-46, with supporters falling six votes short of the required 60-vote threshold.

Obama vowed to press on, saying the vote was "just round one," while decrying those he claimed "caved" to political pressure."The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill," Obama said. He said the claims "upset" some gun owners who in turn "intimidated" senators.

"There were no coherent arguments as to why we couldn't do this. It came down to politics," he said. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats hammered Republicans for not voting in support and vowed to press forward.

"I want everyone to understand this is just the beginning, not the end," said Reid. "Today, the brand of the Republican Party has become more out of step, more extreme. And that's saying something." Hmmmm......Sounds almost like they consider the Republicans as ' extremists and Domestic enemies'. Read the full story here.