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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by rgbrenner on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:57PM (#27416256)
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.
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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by Natsu on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:12PM (#27416387)
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:

https://www.aclu.org/cases/caniglia-v-strom

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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by leephillips on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:09PM (#27416825)
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:

https://lee-phillips.org/aclu2/

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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by bazooka_penguin on Sunday June 06, 2021 @07:03PM (#27417170)
Didn't the NRA help form early gun control laws?
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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by throwaway0a5e on Sunday June 06, 2021 @07:40PM (#27417424)
Yes but for all practical purposes it's not the same organization anymore.
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Re:Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity... by bitwize on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:24PM (#27418708)
The NRA is bankrupt and about to be dissolved.
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