The Second Amendment isn't well represented, by either side of the political aisle. The original intent wasn't for frontier justice, recreational hunting or sel

The Second Amendment isn't well represented, by either side of the political aisle. The original intent wasn't for frontier justice, recreational hunting or self-defense. The second amendment was a check on government power, no different than the checks and balances between different branches. An armed populace was always a potential risk, the idea was that freedom was worth that risk. The core societal question is do we still believe that? If one believes that it isn't, then the constitution should be amended to reflect the tradeoff between safety and security the populace is willing to accept. If one believes it is, then one must look for other ways to moderate risk and accept that any group that has power will sometimes abuse it.