http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/896 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/896/comment-page-1#comment-5327 Joe Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:58:04 +0000 /?p=896#comment-5327 I recently discovered that The Nation was down this road before with similar implications. I also agree. There have been various liberals that are also gun rights advocates and it has the making of libertarian/liberal unity. Finally, unlike abortion, guns are largely a states issue anyway. Putting aside interstate transport and similar issues, different states have different needs. A rule that applies to Nevada and New York equally is silly. And, the Second Amendment arguably warrants a state by state approach. Finally, various liberal friendly groups, including women and minorities, are wary about anti-gun rhetoric in certain respects. This is not an issue to allow to divide the party. I recently discovered that The Nation was down this road before with similar implications. I also agree. There have been various liberals that are also gun rights advocates and it has the making of libertarian/liberal unity. Finally, unlike abortion, guns are largely a states issue anyway. Putting aside interstate transport and similar issues, different states have different needs. A rule that applies to Nevada and New York equally is silly. And, the Second Amendment arguably warrants a state by state approach. Finally, various liberal friendly groups, including women and minorities, are wary about anti-gun rhetoric in certain respects. This is not an issue to allow to divide the party.

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