It was never about the Second Amendment. It was always about who has the guns.
All of the hyperbolic gun rights claims have disappeared in an instant and the same crowd that demanded to be able to open carry to a town hall or parade now claim carrying a gun is a threat and marks one a domestic terrorist.
For decades, conservatives and the gun lobby of the NRA have responded with outright hysteria to any suggestion of responsibilities and limits when it comes to gun “rights.”
The NRA has framed the Second Amendment (“2A”) as the foundational right upon which all other American liberties depend, arguing that without the right to bear arms, citizens cannot defend themselves against tyranny or uphold their other constitutional rights.
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