The Republican party of today is already the Democrat party of the future of 30 years ago. John F. Kennedy presided over one of the largest tax cuts in the history of the nation, and was a strong proponent of individual rights (including the Second Amendment) and the principle of personal responsibility.
"By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia', the 'security' of the nation, and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms', our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny which gave rise to the Second Amendment will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason, I believe the Second Amendment will always be important."
John F. Kennedy, April 1960