Can you be a "Liberal" and a gun nut at the same time?

Well, yes, sort of.

Media likes to tell you what you are.  ie you are a liberal if you like socialized medicine.  You are a conservative if you like guns.  Well, the pigeon holes might work for the media and the pollsters, but they wear thin with me.

Personally, I am very pro-gun, very pro-life, and I hate government telling me what to do.  Sound like a Republican?  Hold on.  I'm also pro-union, pro-socialized medicine, and I can't stand the Bush family.  I think Reagan was a great actor who did tremendous damage to our economy while serving as the nation's cheerleader.  So I'm a bleeding heart right?

Well folks, it's just not that simple.  When you pigeon hole yourself, you give up your identity.  When you say"I'm a conservative Republican" or "I'm a liberal Democrat", you give your ability to reason and think for yourself away in favor of the party line.  I personally hate the idea that I have to be one thing or the other.

I'm more complicated than that.  I bet most people are.

So, yes, I can have liberal views about some things and still love my guns and the second amendment.  That doesn't mean I love Scott Walker, Dubya, or any other dumbasses.  Nor do I like Hillary and her deceptions.  I'm usually not "for" any politician.  I will listen to the proposals, run it through the BS filter, realize that most politicians are bought, then agree or disagree.

2 cents