That would be fine, too! Knowing that the ACLU doesn't support the 2nd, I can choose to support organizations that do in proportion to how much I care about tha

That would be fine, too! Knowing that the ACLU doesn't support the 2nd, I can choose to support organizations that do in proportion to how much I care about that amendment as opposed to the others. I'm totally cool with that. But practicality is not their stated reason for not defending the 2nd, and if it were their actual reason then I'm not sure what reason they would have to use a legal rationale instead. If their actual reason is politics, it's pretty obvious why they wouldn't want to admit that; it would alienate some people, and make them appear more partisan.