The whole mindset is to offset the blame. Liberals and MANY conservatives believe they are not responsible for their actions, that the "little guy" should not accept full responsibility for their actions. They believe that creating an opportunity for crime is worse than the act of committing the crime itself. AKA: Putting a gun out there to be used is worse than the act of using it in a crime.
And it is not just the Liberals. Regan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. have all taken a strong stance on the brady Bill. Regan and Bush Sr. both campaigned for and voted in support of the Brady Bill.
Larry Craig is another "conservative" with a belief that they should not be held responsible for their actions or decisions. He is trying to retract is guilty plea.
The conservative House Speaker who was emailing sexually charged emails to his young male intern...he was not willing to accept responsibility for his actions.
I agree that the far left liberals are in the majority when it comes to not wanting the individual to accept full responsibility for their actions. But, I have to point out that there are many right-wingers that are the same way.
It is similar to an idea for bigger government. They want the all to be responsible for the one. They don't want the individual to be responsible for his/her own self.