The country survived the 2010 lame duck congressional session - no poster was needed to address new gun laws. The STONY-FACED LIAR Poster is a result of President Obama's 13 March Arizona Daily Star op-ed on gun law reform. In it he called for interested parties to begin a new discussion on how to keep America safe. As a follow up, the Justice Department offered to host a forum addressing gun-law reform. A DoJ spokesman said the forum would include all "stakeholders" in the issue to include gun-rights advocates and backers of gun-control legislation as well.

        A poster called "STONY-FACED LIAR" was posted on 25 April. Its "Liar" quote is by Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson. He dealt with President Obama's gun-control positions in the Illinois state legislature for many years (the Articles & Letters Section provides Pearson's quote). The poster's supporting text asks whether gun-rights advocates should attend an administration sponsored forum on gun-law reform.

        One topic suggested for such a forum is expanding background checks to include both private party and dealer sales. If that occurs, trivial changes in gun purchase forms could create a national firearms registry. Such a registry is presently prohibited by law. The poster's text inquires if progressives can be trusted with data on all firearms purchases. The text also covers another potential topic of gun law reform; limiting firearms magazine capacity to 10 rounds.