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Note that, despite their name, the ACLU doesn't defend all civil liberties either. They expressly chose not to defend the 2nd. Relating to free speech, I beli

Note that, despite their name, the ACLU doesn't defend all civil liberties either. They expressly chose not to defend the 2nd. Relating to free speech, I believe the ACLU from last century would generally oppose the ACLU of today.

sky-kedge0749 4y ago
The 2nd amendment as supporting collective rather than individual gun ownership is the traditional interpretation. The more maximal interpretation as supporting individual gun ownership is a recent thing. The ACLU has chosen not to defend that more maximal interpretation which was made law by the Supreme Court in 2008 in D.C. v. Heller. Reference: https://www.aclu.org/other/second-amendment https://www.aclu.org/other/second-amendment. For the 1st amendment, you might find this 2022 article interesting: https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/defending-speech-we-hate https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/defending-speech-w.... It refers to ACLU history and lists recent 1st amendment support they've given to Trump supporters, the NRA, people making homophobic statements and so on.