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In reply to the discussion: Starbucks Boycott Over Marriage Equality Spurs Tenfold Backlash [View all]ellisonz
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...they both advocate a society that fundamentally says to the individual that they are on their own and should not expect intervention from the government. They both believe in a break down of our political order to produce a society that is essentially survival of the fittest. In this context, when you preach about a notion of "Gun Rights," it comes off as a hollow argument. Very clearly the Founding Fathers did not intend for the Second Amendment to be a license to do whatever you want with a firearm, and the Supreme Court in Heller clearly agrees in noting that "like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." When you say you are here to support "Gun Rights" and are not in bed with the NRA it sounds hollow because your website states the following about the Pink Pistols:
We want to be able to endorse candidates that will support the Second Amendment as well as the rights of consenting adults to love each other how they wish however they wish. We also chose to go this route, rather than filing as a PAC because it means we are free of the legal paperwork PACs are required to file.
Are you part of the NRA?
No, we are our own organization although many of our members are NRA members and we will work with the NRA or any other group where we have common interests.
http://go4impact.com/pinkpistols3/faqs/
What constitutes "support of the Second Amendment" in your opinion? Why does your website not have specific policy positions? Many here believe that the NRA supports an extremist agenda that puts dangerous weapons in the hands of hate groups and other dangerous individuals by rejecting gun control measures that have traditionally enjoyed wide support in the Democratic Party. The NRA is essence supporting a society in which only those with guns have rights and that is a radically anarchistic/libertarian position. Will you denounce the NRA's extremist agenda in support of an unregulated bazaar of dangerous weapons? Denounce the politics of NRA-ILA, it's the right thing to do. Also, apologizing for your previous "enemies list" might be a smart good faith measure.