gun-rights
Armed citizen advocacy
Gun-rights refers to the legal and constitutional rights related to firearm ownership and use, particularly in American political discourse.
The term appears almost exclusively as an attributive: gun-rights advocates, gun-rights groups, gun-rights legislation.
It frames firearms issues from the perspective of individual liberty rather than public safety: The gun-rights lobby opposes the new restrictions.
Gun rights advocates
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- rallyGathering for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
petition · campaign · mobilization · endorsement · membership · fundraising · demonstration · activist
Interpreting by founding-era meaning
- framersThose who construct frames
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- textualismInterpreting law literally
- precedentPrior authoritative example
Absence of unjust constraint
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
- unalienableCannot be taken away
sovereignty · independence · libertarianism · individualism · choice · empowerment · noninterference · self-determination
Guarding against harm
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- securityProtection from threat
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- intruderUnauthorized person present
Separation into opposing extremes
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
talking-points · misinformation · compromise · extremism · dialogue · perspectives · contention · exchange
Bearing weapons visibly
- permitOfficial written authorization
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- licensingGranting official permission
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
statute · regulation · reform · bipartisan · committee · hearing · repeal · preemption
NRA
Gun rights advocates
grassroots · petition · campaign · mobilization · endorsement · membership · fundraising · demonstration · activist · coalition
originalism
Interpreting by founding-era meaning
- framersThose who construct frames
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- textualismInterpreting law literally
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
unalienable · sovereignty · independence · libertarianism · individualism · choice · empowerment · noninterference · self-determination
protection
Guarding against harm
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- securityProtection from threat
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
discourse · talking-points · misinformation · compromise · extremism · dialogue · perspectives · contention · exchange
open-carry
Bearing weapons visibly
- permitOfficial written authorization
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- licensingGranting official permission
ATF · statute · regulation · reform · bipartisan · committee · hearing · repeal · preemption · reciprocity
gun-rightsgun control
Firearm ownership restrictions
gun-control · anti-gun · disarmament · gun ban · firearms regulation
gun, guns, gunned, gunning, gunner, gunners, gunnery, right, rights