ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013, at 12:01 A.M. EST - Reporters stand in an attempt to gain President Richard Nixon's attention during a White House news conference in Washington, June 29, 1972. Few presidents in modern times have been as interested in gun control as Richard Nixon, of all people. He proposed ridding the market of Saturday night specials, contemplated banning handguns altogether and refused to pander to gun owners by feigning interest in their weapons. At the news conference, about six weeks after George Wallace's shooting, Nixon said he'd sign legislation banning Saturday night specials. Later that year, the Senate did pass such a bill, but the House never acted on the legislation. (AP Photo/File)