Where did the Second Go?

I went over to the ACLU website today. I don't know why, just curious.

They had a nice little paragraph stating their purpose:

"The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty. We work daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our job is to conserve America's original civic values: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."

I was fascinated at the different issues they promote on the website, listed on the right side of the page.

> Criminal Justice > Death Penalty > Disability Rights
> Drug Policy > Free Speech > FreedomWire / Youth
> HIV/AIDS > Immigrants' Rights > Lesbian & Gay Rights
> National Security > Police Practices > Prisoners' Rights
> Privacy & Technology > Racial Justice > Religious Liberty
> Reproductive Freedom >Rights of the Poor > Safe and Free
> Voting Rights > Women's Rights

You and I probably notice a glaring absence from this list. Where are the 2nd Amendment freedoms? They state, "Our job is to conserve America's original civic values: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." The Second Amendment, last time I checked, was part of the Bill of Rights, whether or not the ACLU wants to admit it.

Apparently, if someone uses a gun to commit a crime, he or she is entitled to ACLU representation. If you legally own your gun, you are a criminal.

There is something wrong here.


Tags: Guns , 2nd amendment ,
Bill of Rights