Ok, for those of you who didn't appreciate the humor in the idea that this Senate would have trouble passing spaghetti if it can't handle background checks, here's a more literal look at how popular background checks for gun purchases are with Americans - not so much apples-to-apples as apples, apples and more apples:
Here are those polls directly:
Gallup: Americans Back Obama's Proposals to Address Gun ViolenceQuinnipiac: February 7, 2013 - Americans Back Women In Combat 3-1, But Less For Draft, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Universal Gun Background Checks Is 92%CBS News: Poll: On deficit, immigration, guns, public in sync with Obama
*As seen on last night's opening segment.