A decision by the American Civil Liberties Union to distance itself from groups that protest with firearms highlighted a clash of rights that has grown common as states have lowered barriers to carrying guns. The move by the ACLU—following violent clashes and the death of a woman at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend—drew praise from many members and gun-control groups that have pressed for bans on firearms at...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 18, 2017 22:30 UTC