I think Biden's selection is due to the tenuous status of Holder and the tainted reps of Feinstein, McCarthy et. al.
IIRC, Biden has some reputation as being anti-gun.
For his abilities to see a bill through, I suspect them to be minimal. This insulates Obama from responsibility for the ultimate failure of a bill of any significance, puts it onto Biden.
Obama likes applause, not responsibility.
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