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Showing Original Post only (View all)Once again, it's time to consider repealing the 2nd Amendment. [View all]
Let's face it, the gun lobby will fight us tooth and nail if we try to put in place even the most superficial restrictions, like, say, "limiting" high capacity clips to 40 rounds. Why not pick a cause that people can really rally around instead of the weak-tea proposals we usually hear about?
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Have you looked up the procedures for amending the Constitution in any way?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2018
#2
Yes - that's the way. The definition of "arms" needs to be amended since the days of muskets.
erronis
Feb 2018
#13
Until we have the fairness doctrine back and less concentrated media ownership
kimbutgar
Feb 2018
#16
Not repealing it, but getting a Supreme Court that will interpret it stressing the
madinmaryland
Feb 2018
#19
Other than the makeup of the SCOTUS. They can interpret it anyway they want.
madinmaryland
Feb 2018
#24