Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity...
by rgbrenner on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:57PM
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Theyve said previously that the reason they mostly stay out of the 2nd amendment is that there's already a well funded organization that has made the 2nd their sole focus. The NRA's budget is larger than the ACLUs.. so it makes sense for them to prioritize other constitutional issues.
Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity...
by Natsu on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:12PM
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There's mostly downside for them because a significant fraction of their members are not fans of the 2nd amendment.
The closest I think they've gotten to gun cases is probably this one, which was more of a 4th amendment issue:
Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity...
by leephillips on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:09PM
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There have been others. I join in the disappointment at the sad turn the ACLU has taken. But they have been consistent in their opposition to no-fly lists, as an end-run around due process, and have applied the same argument against proposals to create similar no-gun lists.
They are right in both cases.
Then there was this case, which was mainly 1st amendment, but with strong 2nd amendment ingredients:
Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity...
by bazooka_penguin on Sunday June 06, 2021 @07:03PM
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Didn't the NRA help form early gun control laws?
Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity...
by throwaway0a5e on Sunday June 06, 2021 @07:40PM
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Yes but for all practical purposes it's not the same organization anymore.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/civil-liberties/mobilization/aclus...
As I support their efforts generally. I find picking and choosing seems counter to the what protecting our civil liberties means in a whole.