THE HILL: Harry Reid Rolls Dice On Gun Bill: “Even though he doesn’t have the votes, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will move ahead on legislation Wednesday to expand background checks for gun sales. Democrats are confident they will have a potent political issue if Republicans block the bipartisan measure, noting high public support in a variety of polls.”

If you look at those polls, you’ll also see that jobs and the economy rank way ahead of Congress’s pet legislative issues, guns and immigration.

Related: Gun Bill Still Needs as Many as 8 Votes. “Emotional pleas from former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, Mark Kelly, on Tuesday tugged at senators both for and against a bipartisan proposal on background checks for gun purchases. It’s not clear whether they turned any votes, however, as negotiators were still scrambling to clear a 60-vote hurdle necessary for passage.” I believe that should read “the AR-15 buying Mark Kelly.”