Why do some people who support the 2nd amendment?

seem to have a hypocritical point of view. They support certain things, specially Acts and Bills presented by the President or the Government that violate the 4th Amendment and The Constitution such as Warrantless searches/arrests/wiretaps. Yet when Gun Control is mentioned, they mention the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment and critisize that the Constitution and 2nd Amendment should not be violated by anyone or anything?
The 2nd Amendment does state a well regulated militia, how many people belong to a well regulated militia?

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How are these 2 things different?

Republicans feel safety > freedom…………..
so they support the patriot act in violation of the constitution’s 4th amendment.

Democrats feel safety > freedom…………….
so they support gun control in violation of the 2nd amendment.

Look, I happen to agree that safety is the number 1 priority.

I support both the patriot act and gun control.

The constitution is subject to loose interpretation.

but why do both sides accuse the other of sacrificing freedom for safety………………
when they are guilty of doing it themselves?
edit: Criminals have been caught thousands of times trying to buy guns legally.
Outlawing guns won’t stop them from getting guns entirely, but it would significantly decrease the quantity of criminals getting guns.
and it is much easier to kill someone with a gun than with a knife.
You can shoot someone from a mile away with a gun….
but with a knife, you need to get up close to the victim, in which case the victim might be able to fight back.