Keith - I believe you have a flawed argument. Not all Democrats want to get rid of all guns and some Republicans believe gun control is needed. Please try to tell me how I am wrong.
Tom, I very recently stated here that I did not cast a vote for my Republican Senator Pat Toomey in his last election because he sided with the Obama/Biden attack on the 2nd Amendment in 2013. I left that portion of my ballot blank, because his Democrat opponent was even worse. I called and wrote his office to make it clear that he had lost my support over that issue. I also noted that the late RINO Sen. John McCain sided with Obama in 2013. Yes, there are a very few Republicans who support gun control. I will not support them.
I have also voted for a few Democrats who supported the Constitutional Rights of law abiding gun owners, and certainly would in the future. When I was a college student, I actually registered Democrat when eligible to vote, because my Mom was a local Democrat Committeewoman and I was offered a political patronage job by our County Democrat Chairperson if I registered Democrat.
I got the good paying State job, only because I registered Democrat, and was shocked to come in at a time when many of my bosses were under indictment for Bribery, Macing, Extortion, Theft of Public Property, etc. I also learned that was only the tip of the corruption iceberg. What I saw disgusted me to the point that I went to the courthouse and changed my voter registration to No Party Affiliation, which I am to this day. Some years later, my very Democrat parents came to the same conclusions, and realized the Democrats were no longer the Party of the working man, and they too stopped voting for politicians who supported gun control, a massive Welfare State, higher taxes, and Socialism.
I'm sure you are aware the vast majority of Democrats have taken up a very anti-2nd Amendment position. Since you frequent this site, I'm sure you were also aware that Barack Obama had a 100% anti-gun voting record when you voted for him. We also pointed out Hillary Clinton's anti-gun track record, and provided links to her website with her promises to take on the NRA and to advance strict gun laws. I'm guessing you voted for her anyway, knowing she was a threat to our gun rights.
Because of that, I don't want to kid myself and think you are on our side just because you may own guns. I don't want to be in any Big Tent with you, and I want other gun owners to realize that gun owners like you are no help to preserving our gun rights. You are like termites in a wood framed house.
And I'll also bet you don't have a problem with the Democrat Supreme Court nominees who lied and said they supported and respected the 2nd Amendment during their confirmation hearings, but then went on to vote to infringe upon it. I'll bet you and Billy aren't a bit concerned about that kind of perjury.
If you consider yourself pro-gun when you vote for known anti-gunners, you are being dishonest with yourself, and you are undermining the 2nd Amendment Rights of every gun owner. I don't see or hear that any of you FUDD's who vote for anti-gun Democrats ever even try to pressure them to change their position by threatening to withdraw your support. You are no different than an Abortion Doctor who would consider himself pro-life.
I am also not surprised to hear that you would still consider Kavanaugh guilty even if the FBI Investigation found nothing, and even though there are gaping holes and glaring inconsistencies in Ford's accusations and testimony. And I'm not going to suggest that we should get together for some hunting or a few beers either.