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| | + | The Anti [[Second Amendment]] Category is a broad category based on D or F ratings from [[Gun Owners of America]] (GOA http://gunowners.org/113srat.htm and http://gunowners.org/113hrat.htm) and/or [[Second Amendment Foundation]] and/or the [[National Rifle Association]] (http://web.archive.org/web/20130120221338/http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=15 and http://2ndamendmentright.org/2011/03/26/anti-gun-companies-organizations-media-and-celebrities-compiled-by-the-nra-institute-for-legislative-action). |
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| | + | According to the GOA and NRA, the category represents [[gun control|anti-gun]] [[politician]]s, [[judge]]s or [[celebrities]] (see [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]): |
| | + | *Certain American [[federal]], [[state]], [[county]] or [[city]] laws that are anti-gun / anti-[[self-defense]] such as the [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]] |
| | + | *Many [[United States Senators]], for example, [[Diane Feinstein]] and [[Charles Schumer]] support gun control. |
| | + | *Many [[United States House of Representatives]] congressmen, for example, [[Nancy Pelosi]] support gun control. |
| | + | *Several past and present [[United States President]]s, for example, [[Barack Obama]] and [[Bill Clinton]] support gun control. |
| | + | *Some [[United States Supreme Court Justice]], for example, [[Elena Kagan]] and [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] support gun control. |
| | + | *Several State [[Governor]]s, for example, [[Andrew Cuomo]] of [[New York]] and [[Jerry Brown]] of [[California]] support gun control. |
| | + | *Local representatives of the State Assemblies and State Senates. |
| | + | *[[Mayor]]s of [[American]] cities such as former [[New York City]] mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]. |
| | + | *Certain American [[cities]] are known for their gun bans or extremely anti-[[self-defense]] laws, such as [[San Francisco]], [[Chicago]] and [[New York City]] |
| | + | *Certain [[business]]es that are known for their gun bans or extremely anti-[[self-defense]] policies, such as [[PayPal]] and [[Comcast]]. |
| | + | *Certain [[media]] that are known for their anti-gun [[propaganda]] and [[demonization]] or extremely anti-[[self-defense]] policies, such as [[New York Times]] and [[Time Magazine]]. |
| | + | *Certain [[television]] shows are known for anti-gun propaganda and demonization or extremely anti-[[self-defense]] policies. |
| | + | *Most foreign countries have stricter gun regulations than the United States (as did past regimes such as the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]] and [[Germany]] under the [[Nazi Party]], both of which favored gun control to keep their subjugated citizens under control and prevent uprisings against their corrupt and totalitarian regimes). |
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| | + | ==Ratings Explanation== |
| | + | * D & D- Leans Anti-Gun: usually against [[firearms]]. |
| | + | * F Anti-Gun Voter: a philosophically committed anti-gunner. |
| | + | * F- Anti-Gun Leader: outspoken anti-gun advocate who carries anti-gun legislation such [[Universal Background Checks]] and [[Assault Weapons Ban]] |
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| | + | [[Category:Second Amendment]] |
| | + | [[Category:Guns]] |