The Second Amendment is the Republicans’ “bread and butter” for getting elected, but Trump’s track record on the Second Amendment, the Constitution and pretty much everything else makes me want to re-examine whether they are truly good for the Second Amendment or if it is just another conservative myth.
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The Second Amendment is the Republicans’ “bread and butter” for getting elected, but Trump’s track record on the Second Amendment, the Constitution and pretty much everything else makes me want to re-examine whether they are truly good for the Second Amendment or if it is just another conservative myth.
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Trump has said he wants to take guns without due process and has shown he doesn’t believe in following court orders or due process.
No, because gop mobs are the ones most likely to use those guns.
No one. Is coming. For your guns.
Most of the gun legislation is being done on the state level. I can’t speak for any other states, but the democrats in Colorado are the ones who are passing legislation to ban firearms.
Given the current political climate, it more seems that traditional conservative values serve a purpose of influencing the conservative base as long as it is convenient to them. This isn’t unique to Republicans, but it is seemingly much more explicit with them.
For example, electric cars were seen by the party as an enemy before Elon Musk came on to the scene. Now conservatives are driving cyber trucks and promoting Tesla everywhere. It never mattered that electric cars were harmful to the environment because of mining practices, it only mattered that the party said “electric cars bad”.
Guns will continue to be safe from Republicans as long as it doesn’t turn against them in some way.
No.
You can say what you want. Post a quote about taking the guns first…
But the reality is clear. Every single time the Democrats gain control of a state, one of the first things they do is start passing Assault Weapons Bans and magazine limits. This has been done or tried everywhere. Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Virginia. Not to mention states like New York or California where, until the Supreme Court stepped in, the only way to get a permit was to donate to your local sheriff.
Kamala Harris tried to say she was pro gun, but posted “Ban Assault Weapons Now” numerous times throughout the campaign.
You’ve got to do more than send out FUDD Walz. You can’t be pro gun and talk about banning AR’s.
I would say they are on the same level right now. I think the last gun legislation that passed was Biden with Republicans support. However, one of the last Supreme Court case Trumps bump stock.
Unfortunately, it is a land mine and no real discussion can happen. Also, no matter what gets passed, odds are the Supreme Court would just deny it.
I mean, yes? Ronald Reagan was big on gun control, and they revere him like he’s Moses.
They already label their enemies “terrorists” to deny them their rights to free speech and protections from unreasonable search and seizure. Of course they’ll do the same for 2A
As a progun liberal I can say with a high degree of confidence that the Republicans are worlds better than the Democrats. The only arguments I hear in favor of your interpretation is pulling from the 60s with the Mulford act or one quote from Trump and bumpstocks(irrelevant tertiary issue in regards to gun rights). Vs 3 supreme court appointments that got us Bruen and numerous lower court appointments more willing to actually apply the Bruen ruling.
Compare that to Democrats who still have the assault weapons ban as part of the party platform despite knowing since at least the early 00s that the AWB can’t save a statistically measurable number of lives, their court appointments refusing to enforce 2nd amendment protections, etc.
Like I don’t even understand how anyone can treat this as a legitimate argument at this point.
Been preparing my “HANDS OFF 2A!!” sign for the next Hands Off Rally. Nazis love gun control.
Only if you are fine making a case based on falsehoods, lies, and ignoring the long history of Democratic politicians pushing for and passing gun control laws. If you are cool with that then, sure you can make such a case.
I’m a very pro 2A leftie. I agree Trump is NOT trustworthy on this issue, and personally I believe he would ban guns if he could like every authoritarian but since most gun owners are republicans he will probably turn a blind eye. This is especially true because it’s a huge single issue for many republicans and they would actually be furious if he did something like an assault weapons ban. Democrats in my view don’t value the reason behind the second amendment (which boggles my mind in these times) and in many blue states including mine they pass a whole host of nonsense measures that cost us votes and don’t have an impact on crime. Sadly republicans are generally better on guns but I definitely don’t trust them with a supermajority.
Absolutely and it is going to become more apparent the deeper we get into this
I think people grossly over estimate how much gun issues effect elections.
I doubt you could convincingly make this argument to anyone for whom it does matter.
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee:
>You have no right to a gun.
-David Hogg (I’d link to the source but this sub doesn’t allow me to link to X, the Nazi-owned social media site that our representatives love to generate content and revenues for)
Taking guns away from MAGAts might be the only thing that turns the cult members against their cult leader, as It’s the only part of the Constitution they don’t shit all over. As a Liberal, I’m thankful for the 2A because it might be the only thing that can save us from a tyrannical government or tech bros turning this country into their little fantasy lands.