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Gun Control & RKBA

NYC_SKP

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5. I feel that the "liberal view" on the gun rights question is an outlier; it's not liberal at all.

Reply to rrneck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:50 PM

Jan 2014

It's quite conservative.

A classically liberal take would be to live and let live, be tolerant about others' interests, take care to include proper regulation and safety, but err on the side of freedom of choice.

On matters of gun rights and the Second Amendment, the "liberal view" isn't liberal at all.

Of course, not all progressives are on that train, many of us are big supporters of the RKBA.

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Why the NRA wins. (2) [View all] rrneck Jan 2014 OP

Unlike things of the Stone Age that are long gone I guess killing will always be with us. Lint Head Jan 2014 #1

True that. nt rrneck Jan 2014 #2

2 questions clffrdjk Jan 2014 #3

It's been my experience rrneck Jan 2014 #4

I feel that the "liberal view" on the gun rights question is an outlier; it's not liberal at all. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #5

It seems that at some point in the process rrneck Jan 2014 #6

Most large urban areas of our nation suffer from gun violence. ... spin Mar 2014 #8

"It seems to me that the rich would favor disarming America"... NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #9

K/R. nt NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #7