yukon375 said:
i would have to say ones' natural rights are way more important than any job.
That would be a big WRONG. Have many friends and members of my sportsmans club that I belong too. Many are club leaders and also union leaders, Vice Presidents, sec. Treasurers, etc of a local of one of the largest unions around. Years ago. Not this past election but maybe the one before or the one before that I had a discussion with several of them regarding how they vote because gun and sportsmans rights usually fall on the conservative "republican" side and labor rights usually fall on the "liberal" democrat side.
These guys all own large gun collections including ARs, Aks and such. This is the quote I got that shocked me.
I was told "I always vote democrat because they support big labor, besides they will never take our guns that's all just fear mongers trying to get votes"
The others all took the same stance.
Now I don't know what one does when they get behind the curtain at the voting booth. For all I know this was just an act for the other "union brothers and sisters" standing around. But if this is how they feel it shows why this country is so torn.
Got a lot of people on the voting booth deciding to vote for they guy that is going to fight to keep his wages, benefits, etc for him or the guy that is going to fight for him to keep his liberty. When you add in the sad state of the economy, guys laid off, etc i can see how someone begins to start supporting the guy who keeps his unemployment going, who supports entitlement programs etc.
If the economy was good I think it swings the other way. Not worried about jobs or money now one begins to worry about their freedoms.
If you can't afford an AR why would you vote for a guy that wants you to have one.
Not my thought process but what I think lot of others is like.
My disclaimer: not saying what is right, just looking at both sides of the argument.