{"id":2,"date":"2013-01-23T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T08:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2013-01-30T23:34:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T07:34:45","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/","title":{"rendered":"A liberal who supports gun rights… really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s plenty of argument about guns today. As both a supporter of gun rights and a political liberal<\/a>, it’s a difficult time. Being pro-gun right now is a little like being a fan of porn \u2014 it’s a topic best avoided in most family and social settings.<\/p>\n

Yet it is possible to support, as I do, both gay rights and the right to be armed. To care about preserving both the ecosystem and the Second\"armed_liberal_mousepad\" Amendment. To believe in a woman’s right to choose as well as my own right to self defense. To be a member of PBS and of the NRA.<\/p>\n

I see my fellow liberals ranting against guns and using dishonest arguments to condemn my right to arm myself; I see my fellow gun-rights supporters reciting clich\u00e9s and presenting maladroit and insensitive arguments; I see vilification on all sides. But why is it a liberal thing to want to disarm people? To me it is not; leaving people their rights and curtailing them as little as possible\u00a0\u2014 the essence of the Bill of Rights\u00a0\u2014\u00a0should not be a conservative monopoly.<\/p>\n

Why does the ACLU fight to defend civil liberties \u2014\u00a0all except one?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this website, I plan to offer my voice on issues like gun ownership, safety, and responsibility. This is a very divisive issue in our community and I don’t expect to change many minds, but perhaps I can have a tiny impact by presenting a reasoned and unconventional viewpoint. Where time and space permit, I’ll try and provide useful references for facts that I present; if I make any claims with a proper citation, go ahead and assume that it’s just my opinion if you like.<\/p>\n

I may decide to open sections for comment. In the meantime, please direct any comments to me using the\u00a0contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s plenty of argument about guns today. As both a supporter of gun rights and a political liberal, it’s a difficult time. Being pro-gun right now is a little like being a fan of porn \u2014 it’s a topic best … Continue reading →<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gunliberal.treffle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}