ZardozCZ wrote:I vote issues not by party, and the Constitution is very worth protecting. I'd sworn an oath to do so when I enlisted, whether on the field of battle or the polling booth, with no expiration date. I will be voting pro 2a!
If only that was always possible. For the most part your practical choice boils down to a Republican who is either a flat-out RINO or values gun rights at about eighth or ninth on the priority list; or else an urban Democrat who is openly in favor of gun control. The 2nd Amendment at least until recently has been an orphan issue politically, and I think L. Neil Smith said why best:
Make no mistake: all politicians -- even those ostensibly on the side of guns and gun ownership -- hate the issue and anyone, like me, who insists on bringing it up. They hate it because it's an X-ray machine. It's a Vulcan mind-meld. It's the ultimate test to which any politician -- or political philosophy -- can be put.