> I'm not sure which "other side" you're targeting with your argument, but as a gun rights advocate its' completely consistent to be a privacy rights advocate--

> I'm not sure which "other side" you're targeting with your argument, but as a gun rights advocate its' completely consistent to be a privacy rights advocate-- and basically a human rights advocate. I can't speak for the parent, but I'd imagine s/he has observed a correlation in that the political "right" seems to be more in favor of an encryption backdoor than the "left". The "right" is also unequivocally more enthusiastic in its defense of 2a rights. To support this notion - at least insofar as being an indicator of public sentiment - I would point to the Republican primary field which has almost unanimously spoken out in opposition of Apple's decision. Their two Democrat counterparts have thus far been more reserved about the matter.