Rules for Thee, Not for Me

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Originally Posted by finnbow

AFAIK, there aren't any prominent Democrats who oppose private ownership of firearms by responsible adults in the home. In other words, your contrived controversy isn't actually a controversy, but more stupid infotainment from wingnut media that you credulously glom on to.

Did I say that there were Democrats that want to repeal the 2nd amendment? No.

Does that mean that you're correct and they don't exist? Hell no.

But since you brought it up:

There are any number of folks on the left who have voiced support for repealing the 2nd Amendment. These are the Dems and leftists who write speeches, drive media and help to form a consensus on the left. They also influence legislation.

It used to be that these folks didn't go public about their agenda, they simply pushed for more gun control legislation (the effect of continuing to go back to the legislative well on the federal and state level is playing the long game of watering down 2nd amendment rights until their unenforceable or unrecognizable). Now. they just come right out and tell you that they advocate repeal of the 2nd amendment.

https://newrepublic.com/article/1666...amendment-guns

Here's another one:

https://deadline.com/2022/05/michael...nt-1235033193/

Here's another one:

https://www.thenation.com/article/ar...t-gun-control/

Here's another one (older article but Turley hasn't changed his position on this):

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...nts/463644002/

The article mentions former SCOTUS judge Stevens voiced support for repealing it. Not a Dem, but not exactly a died-in-the-wool conservative either.

Here's another one - a notable Dem who's run for office a couple of times, including a run for US Senate:

https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08...ass-shootings/

Democrats ran in 2020 for a "national gun licensing program" where (for example) a person seeking to purchase a gun would have to submit their fingerprints, and basic background information and complete a certified gun safety course. The FBI would then run a comprehensive background check before issuing a federal gun license that would be renewable every five years.

Nationalizing something makes it easier to politicize. Make the process harder, create a regulatory agency that changes the rules based on fiat or whim, stop issuing certifications to gun safety course providers, etc.

So, you're underinformed comment about this being a contrived controversy is, well, underinformed. But I'm confident you'll continue to disagree.