Or some people, like yourself, finally capable of acknowledging that there are in fact Democrats who support the 2nd Amendment. That, unlike as many on here would have everyone believe, the Second Amendment is not merely a Republican issue.
You're right, it's not a Republican issue. Both historically, as well as currently, however, most Dems oppose an armed general populace while most Republicans support it. It's that face why so many of the articles referenced in the news are usually along the lines of Republicans=2A Good! while Democrats=2A Bad.
So, your comment is someone of a misnomer.
Congratulations, Rod, you have moved to a higher level of thinking that most of these unfortunate souls who are drunk on Republican kool-aid rhetoric.
That's your second misnomer, as many of the folks here bashing Democrats for their predominantly anti-gun stances and political activities are not Republicans at all! I'm not Republican. If anything, I'm somewhat of one of the several flavors of Libertarian. I don't support the abolishment of the government and police forces as some do, as we'll always be riddled with taxpaying sheep who would rather pay others do their dirty work for them than stand up and fight for themselves. On the other hand, our government is WAY too big. Stroll around this graphic for a while and you'll see just how many nonsensical agencies are out there. Do some research and you'll find that many of them put up a good advertising campaign to keep getting our tax dollars, but their actually effect on the prosperity of our country is either nil or negative. Take the DOE for example. It was created to reduce our dependence on foreign oil back when that dependence was around 35%. Decades later, it's over 70%, so how negatively effective is that?
About the only thing the DOE has done well over the years is employ a LOT of people. That is not productive. That is parasitic. If anything, however, Republicans support it as much, if not more, than do the Democrats.
So, as neither a Democrat nor a Republican, when I read headlines like "Chicago Dem Politician Supports Concealed Carry of Firearms," particularly the "Chicago" part, I'm thinking "Hooray!"
The point is, it's an American issue, a Constitutional one. Yet most Republicans get it (sort of) while most Democrats don't. Furthermore, the most severely anti-gun politicians are almost always Democrats.
So who's really making 2A rights out to be a partisan issue? It's the politicians themselves, that's who.
Such dems always seem to want only the privileged to have such access and only after close government control and scrutiny. I have yet to see one that is for the right to keep and bear(or carry) arms(weapons suitable, adaptable or in use as military implements) shall not be infringed (governments can't stop or even make it slightly harder to own or carry such items). When democrats are in favor of simply repealing gun control laws, instead of adding a loophole for government approved subjects, I'll then acknowledge the 2nd amendment is supported by some dems.
That's my impression, exactly. It stems not from the rhetoric I read on this forum, but on the rhetoric I read on their
websites, such as these jewels from Harry Reid:
"While raising my family and attending law school, I also worked as a U.S. Capitol Police officer."
That explains a lot right there.
"I will continue to protect an officer’s right to carry firearms..."
When was it ever in question?
"I worked hard to pass the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, which exempts qualified current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns across state lines."
As opposed to extending that right to all Americans under the Bill of Rights Act, which mandates Congress aka Harry Reid and similar anti-2A never infringe on the RKBA.
"This law ensures that officers who undergo the rigorous training to carry concealed weapons..."
Oh, please! LEOs undergo NO "rigorous training to carry concealed weapons." Their firearms training is very similar to that given to members of the military, with only two additional items of emphasis: retention and friend/foe identification i.e. don't shoot the little girl carrying a physics textbook...