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>Not defending the 2nd amendment is different than opposing it.

That's not how it works, at least not in my mind. When dealing with something that is assailed as frequently as gun rights, lack of support is the same as opposition.

I want an organization that supports the Constitution, completely and fully.



ACLU is not that organization, and doesn't claim to be.

But then I hope you're not sending a single cent of your money to NRA, either? I mean, they also don't "support the Constitution, completely and fully", right?

Or is that okay because they're explicitly scoped to the Second Amendment?

If so, then ACLU is in the same exact boat, being explicitly scoped to everything other than the Second. And then some: ACLU is the American Civil Liberties Union, not American Constitutional Liberties Union - US Constitution to them is a tool to aid in protecting the civil rights they care about, it's not a definitive list of rights that are worth defending.




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