Arms-Bearing Can Bear the Defeat

The Second Amendment emerges from the election relatively unscathed

November 8, 2006

By Dave Kopel
NationalReview.com

The Second Amendment has emerged from the biggest Democratic victory since 1974 with relatively little damage. One reason is that in races all over the country, Democrats returned to their Jefferson-Jackson roots by running candidates who trust the people to bear arms.

I do not disagree that the Democratic gains in Congress will, on the whole, be harmful for the economy, and extremely dangerous for the war against Islamofascism.

Nevertheless, the class of pro-gun Democrats who will be joining the House and the Senate includes some who will eventually become party leaders, and who will help move the Democratic party back towards its traditional position of respect for the civil liberties of the American people. A very constructive development, in the long run.


The information below is based on the results as of early Wednesday morning. The ratings cited below are from the National Rifle Association...

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