To be clear... this doesn't surprise me. Both sides of the political spectrum hate liberty. They don't want strong sovereign people that don't need them. They want obedient foot soldiers. The so-called conservative movement is full of people like this. They are cool with you having a gun as long as you follow their orders. As soon as you are threat to their power you are in the cross hairs.
And by the way. These ICE protesters, some of them might have their hearts in the right place but they are also foot soldiers being used by political forces to win elections. That's it. They want a different ruler. They want the set of rules their team is lying to them about.
One side might be worse than the other but neither really supports liberty and has your best interests in mind. You cross them. You are the enemy. They don't care about the Constitution or your rights. Don't kid yourself. You might want to align with one side. Fine. But do so with your eyes open.
Right and left in America literally like this
Yep.
I would recommend people look into the history of "gun control" in the US. You might be surprised to find people like Ron Reagan involved as well as the NRA. Many groups that seem like allies actually have dirty hands.
The left think of the NRA as extremist. They are actually moderates. Maybe worse. They support gun regulations. Gun owners of America aren't extremists either but they are more about actual 2A as a right.
It's going to be interesting watching how the NRA responds to this.
They won't is my guess
The actual right is to defend one's self and property. 2A doesn't give any right. It is simply a poor attempt to protect it.
I don't even talk about guns with people that don't agree. If they want to talk I talk about the right to defend. I ask them why they are opposed to the weak being able to defend themselves from the strong.
This makes them think some times. If they are capable. It's funny how most people that oppose the real right to defend one's self will also claim the state police are evil. They will suspend that thought when talking about gun ownership.
At a certain point one realizes most people don't think deeply or question their priors.