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People are always saying things like "the second amendment protects my right to bear arms". So can we have another "amendment" that removes this right?

• abvdasker 4y ago
  • zaroth 4y ago
    > I don't know why anyone cares about… A lot of people care very deeply about it, and many have even spent a good deal of their lives elucidating why you should too.
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  • heretogetout 4y ago
    Even if the amendment for past the supermajority requirement 37 or 38 state legislatures would have to ratify the amendment. At this point it's almost certainly impossible to amend the US constitution.
  • catalyst5a 4y ago
    • abvdasker 4y ago
• adamredwoods 4y ago
  I think it would be easier to create better laws around it, than removing the amendment. For example, removing the PLCAA, for starters, to create liability from manufacturers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_...
• cowmoo728 4y ago
  Pre-2008 DC vs Heller, the standing law of the land was that the 2nd amendment did not provide an individual right to purchase or own firearms. So it is entirely possible that a future Supreme Court, given an adequate case, will overturn DC vs Heller and allow states and the federal government to go back to heavily restricting and licensing gun ownership outside of the context of state-sponsored militias and police forces.
• 15155 4y ago
  Sure! Just obtain a supermajority of state legislatures and you are free to remove rights!