Whoa whoa whoa.
I was going to stay out of this thread, but that statement did me in. not the violence, but the impediment of rights.
First let me say that I agree that it is a shame that the media is casting right-wingers in the extremist light, but its the media, they are sensationalists. This is the same media system that was, 8 years ago, trying to say people protesting the war were unpatriotic, the same people who were telling people that disagreed with the previous administrations politics "if you dont like it here, get out."
But that is a media problem, we have a huge problem with our media in this country, and while this thread started as a discussion about that its quickly turned into a right vs left discussion as these things usually do.
I whole heartily disagree with your statement that the left infringes on more rights than right.
I'll concede the 2nd amendment, for some reason people on the left are always trying to take this away, and its stupid. The question of weather or not it should be in the constitution is a non issue. Its the constitution, its what everything is based on. If you start nullifying that document then you begin to chip away the foundation of this country.
I think we all can agree on that.
But, lets examine the constitutional infringements of the previous administrations 8 years of office.
-separation of powers
-free press
-free speech
-privacy
-illegal search and seizures
-due process
-open democracy
For me, the offenses are much more egregious constitutional violations than the infringement on the right to bear arms.