The Heller case that led to the Supremes validating the 2nd Amendment as an individual right was also by a gay man. Tyranny, or the increasing threat of it, makes for 'strange bedfellows.'
"What happened in Orlando was not just an attack on America, it was an attack on L.G.B.T. people. While America at large debates what laws could have prevented this, what role Islam plays, and which political party is to blame, we need to get practical: If you don’t defend yourself, no one else will."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/opinion/the-lgbt-case-for-guns.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
"What happened in Orlando was not just an attack on America, it was an attack on L.G.B.T. people. While America at large debates what laws could have prevented this, what role Islam plays, and which political party is to blame, we need to get practical: If you don’t defend yourself, no one else will."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/opinion/the-lgbt-case-for-guns.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
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