Democrats for Gun Ownership First and foremost, because it is our constitutional right. As such, it is constantly having to weather the vagaries of a fickle political system that, for one reason or another finds it politically expedient to ignore, abuse, or marginalize our individual and collective rights.

People easily see the value of, and wholeheartedly support, the First Amendment, even when they have nothing to speak out against. Many of those same people, our fellow Democrats in particular, don’t apply that same logic to the Second Amendment. They don’t want to own a gun, so they are not particularly concerned about protecting anyone else’s right to do so. Because of this, a threat to our Second Amendment rights is not treated with the same immediate, impassioned, and vociferous attention as a threat to our First Amendment rights.

This indifference to our constitutional protections will only change as Democrats come to understand that the Second Amendment exists largely, if not solely, to defend and protect the First. We intend to arm our fellow Democrats with the knowledge and understanding that while many of us choose not to bear arms, we support, and will fight for, our rights to do so.