Why does the ACLU fight for every constitutional amendment except the 2nd?

Question

To avail_skillz:

Your #2 - When a home owner was being robbed by your "victim".

Answer 1

Funniest thing ever: "ACLU defends Nazis' Right to Burn Down ACLU Headquarters"

Answer 2

From the ACLU website:
"We believe that the constitutional right to bear arms is primarily a collective one, intended mainly to protect the right of the states to maintain militias to assure their own freedom and security against the central government. In today's world, that idea is somewhat anachronistic and in any case would require weapons much more powerful than handguns or hunting rifles. The ACLU therefore believes that the Second Amendment does not confer an unlimited right upon individuals to own guns or other weapons nor does it prohibit reasonable regulation of gun ownership, such as licensing and registration."

Personally I believe it's because the ACLU's membership is primarily Democrats and they oppose the Second Amendment, so the ACLU doesn't want to alienate it's largest base of memberships (and thus dues $$$). If you want an organization that stands for ALL TEN Amendments in the Bill of Rights, then take a look at the Libertarian Party.

Answer 3

particular they do. do not permit any ideologies with their own agendas fool you. a assertion from the ACLU itself. "Given the relationship with "a nicely regulated armed forces" and "the protection of a unfastened State," the ACLU has long taken the area that the 2d substitute protects a collective top particularly than somebody top. For seven many years, the wonderful court docket's 1939 determination in u . s . a . v. Miller became heavily understood to have recommended that view. The superb court docket has now ruled in any different case. In fabulous down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban by utilizing a 5-4 vote, the wonderful court docket's 2008 determination in D.C. v. Heller held for the 1st time that the 2d substitute protects somebody's top to maintain and undergo palms, no rely if or not linked with a state armed forces. The ACLU disagrees with the wonderful court docket's end on the subject of the character of the desirable risk-free by utilizing the 2d substitute. we don't, in spite of the shown fact that, take a place on gun administration itself. In our view, neither the possession of weapons nor the regulation of weapons will develop a civil liberties situation."

Answer 4

#1 the 2nd amendment isn't under attack, never was.

#2 name one time the person holding the gun was having their civil rights violated

#3 The NRA has usually taken care of any battle over the 2nd amendment, before the ACLU ever has to step in.

Answer 5

The ACLU website explains their position, and I agree with it. The intent of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is at the heart of this question--and intent is as important as the words!

Answer 6

If you or the ACLU reasons that liberals do not own guns you and the ACLU have reasoned wrong. I'm all for gun ownership, I own an arsenal, but I'm for responsible gun ownership. I see nothing wrong with passing laws that help to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, the mentally deranged and children.

Answer 7

The 2nd Amendment isn't under attack. The only restrictions on gun-use are that you have to have a license and they aren't that hard to get, and that you can't own automatic weapons or grenade launchers. I think that's pretty reasonable since you don't really need an M-16 to take down a deer or a bazooka to stop a robber in your house.

Answer 8

The NRA isn't large enough to fight their own battles?

They have - and they do. I think you just choose to overlook that. And besides - usually when there is a gun involved, the civil rights of the victim of the crime is usually the one needing someone to stand up for them.

Answer 9

Because they are socialists! And without guns we are easily taken over !! Like Germany in 1939!!!

Answer 10

Screw the ACLU!!! There a bunch of worthless people.