DAS9mm posted:
I'm on of those liberals, but I own guns. I came across a very intersting piece on Daily Kos.
That was a very interesting article on Daily Kos. There are some very interesting comments as well. We know there are people on the left who understand all of the rights. We saw this when they said they needed to run more "pro gun rights" candidates from the democratic party to get control of congress. It worked. The anti gun folks in the party, however, got pushed aside.
They wanted a new Assault Weapons Ban, but they aren't politically able to muster enough votes, even from their own party. Obama blew them off saying it's not politically possible at this time.
I wonder how many of those people who made "positive comments" on the DK are more libertarian than liberal. What about you DAS9mm? Do you really consider yourself to be more liberal than libertarian? (note the small "l" in libertarian). I am fiscally conservative, but socially, I lean libertarian. I cross over in other areas which I prefer not to get into via this thread. On guns, definitely more libertarian. Keep in mind, there are so-called conservatives out there who are for more gun control, such as assault weapons bans. John McCain comes to mind. So does GWB. Harry Reid, on the other hand, a liberals liberal in many aspects, voted against the AWB. Gun ownership and gun rights tends to cut across the political spectrum more than many issues do. However, with respect to bans, most proponents of banning firearms are liberals. Not all, as I mentioned, but most.
That's why it is heartening to see an article like that on the DK. Thanks for sharing DAS9mm. (virtual hand extended to you for a handshake).