Yes, I do. But unlike you and me, they would be willing to give those rights up. You and I would go down fighting, they would be rejoicing because their candidates got into office and will happily turn their weapons over to the authorities. :)
A Nanny State at it's best.
2007-08-04 05:09:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Well I am sorry that you don't believe it...it is really too bad that your mind has been taken over by right wing thought and that you can make no exceptions for anyone. Why can't a liberal support the second amendment? Just because a majority of the party wants more Gun CONTROL does not mean that some liberals want that. I mean what is it with people like you...people can have certain opinions on different issues. This is like me saying your a fascist I don't care about YOUR personal opinion about your own beliefs I think your a fascist. I am not even going to ask you if you are a fascist first I will just accuse you of being one because I have no legitimate argument. What a well thought out argument you have here.
2007-08-04 05:22:41
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answered by Lindsey G 5
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Few people follow all of the beliefs of any political party. People are much more individualistic than that. So, yes I believe that a democrat could support the 2nd amendment because I am one of those as well. There are several things I don't necessarily agree with that the democrats feel to be important, but overall, I'm still a democrat. People have to pick their issues.
The gun laws is the biggest reason Al Gore lost the election in 2000. Do you think the dems might have taken note of that?
2007-08-04 05:09:28
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answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7
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I support the whole U.S. Constitution, including the 2nd Amendment and will vote for whomever I damn well please whether it fits neatly into your little liberal/conservative bag or not.
I have an American History book dated after the civil war which defines the 2nd amendments' right to keep an bear arms as meaning "A gentleman cannot be deprived of the right to carry a sidearm"
Remember that when the 2nd amendment was written, private ownership of artillery was restricted, and only white male landowners (aka gentlemen at that time) could vote. Did they intend that only the state militia (national guard) should carry weapons? Or mean that women, blacks, and the 'lower classes' should not have the right to keep and bear arms? Or maybe that those who do not conduct themselves with concern for the feelings of others (i.e. gentlemen), should not be allowed to carry weapons? Only the Supreme Court knows for sure.
2007-08-04 05:41:36
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answered by BruceN 7
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The reason you and I can still have guns is that real Constitutionalists in both parties are patriotic...I am a Democrat, but I am for the Constitution before politics...don't worry, there are a lot of people like me, hunters and just people who believe they should at least have one old rusty 22 buried in the garage somewhere and they aren't all Neo-cons...I actually believe that to be completely Constitutional. we need to all be allowed much more powerful weapons and much more privacy in owning them...but at some point, it is crazy...like... to expect to have a surface to air rocket or a "mini" gun (the Gatling gun that can fill a football field with bullet holes in seconds). The red necks of America are certainly very much pro-gun, but I wonder if it is just convenient to their politics and that if it were another of the Bill of Rights, like that of freedom of religion, they would just say the Constitution needs to be changed....Convenient morality
2007-08-04 05:13:35
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answered by Ford Prefect 7
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We, liberals, do support the 2nd Amendment. We don't want to abolish the right to bear arms. We just want to restrict it for the best interest of the country. Just because we have the right to bear arms doesn't mean that any random person can just walk into a store and buy a gun.
2007-08-04 05:57:57
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answered by Maid Mesmera 3
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I think there are a lot of people who think they believe things that they merely adopt because it is popular.
PSU, if you really believe what you wrote, you need to look into the writings of John Stuart Mill. He described you perfectly in the passage that starts "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things." See if you can find it, it's definitely you.
What I can't understand is the people who say we don't need the right to the means to throw off oppressive government by force, and apparently want to rely on the Freedom of Speech to stop oppressive government, and people who complain about the Patriot Act and still think we don't have any need to resist at all. It's one or the other, but don't complain about the government while denying the need for the means to resist.
2007-08-04 05:12:37
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answered by open4one 7
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i'm going to upload my opinion. The "militia" pronounced interior the 2nd modification noted all male electorate able to militia provider. In at present's worldwide ... the tough equivalent would be all citizens of the rustic over the age of 18. The term "top of the human beings" seems thrice interior the bill of Rights, basically the 2nd modification is claimed to consult with "the splendid of the state" whilst that factor era is used. the 2nd modification is likewise the only place the place "the splendid of the human beings" would properly be infringed on via state or interior reach governments. some human beings allege that the 2nd modification basically restricts the federal government from infringing on the splendid to maintain and bear palms. What a load of crap. in basic terms because of the fact the "top of the human beings" to peaceably assemble is a guy or woman top of the citizen, and all stages of government are limited from prohibiting non violent assemblies. in basic terms because of the fact the "top of the human beings" to be take care of of their persons, residences, papers and outcomes is a top of the guy, which could be commemorated via all stages of yank government. The "top of the human beings" to maintain and bear palms is a guy or woman top, one that the state, county and native governments could admire. there is not any "finished vehicle ban" yet whilst there replaced into it might violate the 2nd modification. ny's pistol enable regulations are an severe infringement on the rights acknowledged via the 2nd modification, an unconscionable violation of our rights acknowledged via the bill of Rights. final analysis: The regulation abiding citizen could constantly have criminal get right of entry to to the comparable variety of palms the criminal would have via violation of the regulation. finished vehicle, semi-vehicle, great potential magazines, folding or telescoping shares risk-free.
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answered by ? 4
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There are lots of democrats who are not necessarily for the far left liberal crowd that gets the media attention. For instance I work with a black lady, a former PO, who is a democrat but she carries a glock and sleeps with it near her bed. She is definitely democrat, but definitely pro 2nd ammendment.
2007-08-04 06:48:39
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answered by inzaratha 6
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Each side has to be for something. If the other is against it, so in turn the other is for it. Neither side is perfect. I come from a long line of Dems., and family members agree on some things and not others. It's called freedom of choice.
2007-08-04 05:05:48
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answered by docie555@yahoo.com 5
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My guess is no they do not really support the Second Amendment. If you look at the politicians position on this you will see that the Democrats are against it and would eliminate it if they could. So how can you support a party that wants to eliminate a right you say you believe in.
2007-08-04 07:55:52
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answered by rmagedon 6
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