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I’ve always enjoyed that even in their hayday of “in wheelhouse” they would pretend that 2A wasn’t/isn’t a civil right.

I mean… guys… it’s #2. I wouldn’t be surprise to hear that ACLU defended more people against 3A violations than 2A.

Ignoring actual disagreement about what the 2nd amendment means and what policy should be, why would the ACLU invest in 2nd amendment rights in a world where there is already a a strong lobby dedicated to them.

That "strong" lobby is dangerously corrupt and currently bleeding membership because of it. They've also turned themselves into a form of religion and not capable of being a rational actor.

are you referring to the NRA or the ACLU here?

NRA yes. However, it’s about time. In it’s place are a much more modern groups of smaller, more motivated, more focused, and entirely grassroots.

SAF and GOA have done more than NRA in the past 10 years anyhow. The only people sad about NRA dissolving are the people internally doing it.

Please let’s not rehash that 2008 Heller and 2010 McDonald have settled that 2A has absolutely always been an individual right - even if you don’t like that outcome.

But apparently trying to hide a fact might make it change!

Don’t need to invest. An occasional brief amicus would suffice.

Hell, even refraining from filing opposing briefs would suffice.

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