Howard Dean of all people supports gun rights. I haven't seen his position recently but back when he was running for the nomination he seemed to be fairly strong on 2nd A rights. Extrememly strong for a damned democrat.
Dean and Feingold may be genuine in their stated belief that Americans have a right to own guns. Usually when Democrats say this they speak of the rights of'hunters and sportsmen', not of the right to own guns for self-defense. That never fails to attract my notice.
But as with so many things these days thanks to our imperious judiciary, it doesn't necessarily matter what one claims to believe. For example, Al Gore, John Kerry, and soon, Hillary Clinton can all claim to be against gay marriage and for letting the states decide, but at the same time there is no doubt that the type of judge they would nominate would be the type to impose it on the entire nation. Likewise, the types of judges supported by Feingold and Dean would be the type who view the Second Amendment as a meaningless collective right.
Now such a ruling would simply leave matters to be settled by Congress and the states, which would be fine as of now, but who knows what a future Congress might decide to do?