You present an (at least arguably) compelling argument for changing our list of protected rights. You do not present a compelling (or even coherent) argument f

You present an (at least arguably) compelling argument for changing our list of protected rights. You do not present a compelling (or even coherent) argument for simply ignoring our list of protected rights. > I feel that something needs to be done to get our current out-of-control situation under control. There are a lot of things that can be done that are completely consistent with the 2nd Amendment. If we need more than that, we'll need an amendment. For good or ill, that's how the system works. > Are we to just throw our hands up in the air and say "oh well"? [...] I want to keep the 2nd Amendment intact I mean...if you want to do something that violates the 2nd amendment, but you want to keep it intact even more, then yes, you'll just have to give up on doing anything. If you don't want to do anything that violates the 2nd amendment, there's no point even discussing this.