Democratic congressional candidate quits because of NRA ‘A’ rating

[AnotherMcIntosh]

59. In Bill Clinton's autobiography, he attributes the loss of Congress in 1994 to the first AWB.

What some of the firearm-owning Democrats and firearm-owning Independents were opposed to was irrational legislation.

Opposing certain firearms on the basis of cosmetic appearances, for some, is irrational.

Opposing allowing law-abiding homeowners to make choices, and choose whether to own a firearm in the home for self-defense, is also irrational to some people.

What I am opposed to is authoritarianism, irrationality, and the loss of more elections. The fact that a Democratic candidate in a safe district is now representing the interests of the big-money people who want further restrictions on firearm ownership (even irrational restrictions) does not mean that anti-gun positions taken by some Democrats will have no effect on elections involving other Democratic candidates. Senator Dianne Feinstein, for example, represents the rich and the super-rich while publicly opposing the private ownership of firearms. She is a known firearm owner, however.

Adopting and promoting irrational authoritarian positions is not consistent with liberal values. Irrationally reducing choices for those who want to be able to lawfully defend themselves in their homes or discourage home invasions is not consistent with liberal values. Anyone who tells you that all good liberals are opposed to gun ownership is blowing smoke at you.