Republicans and Democrats
The Republicans, by and large, will pay lip service to the 2nd Amendment at election time, until a vote comes up, where they'll turn on their constituency. Howard Dean realizes that gun control is a dead and losing issue. The fact that his state, Vermont, is the only one in the union without permit requirements, shows his commitment to law abiding gun owners. His position is that it should be a local issue. If New York wants no guns, fine, but don't attempt to control each state through federal legislation. Dean, in my view, is as committed to gun rights as the sitting president if not more.