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Gun Control Reform Activism

mikehiggins

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1. Of course the Second Amendment is not sacrosanct. The method of changing or eliminating it entirely

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 05:30 PM

May 2016

is spelled out in the Constitution itself.

Problem is, despite all of the horrific violence against boys and girls and men and women the national will to take on the process is missing.

Attempts to work-around the language of the Amendment are more or less failures. The only way to "reform" it is to eliminate it entirely.

Not even close to likely.

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Top Constitutional Lawyers Explain What the Second Amendment Really Says About Gun Control [View all] billh58 May 2016 OP

Of course the Second Amendment is not sacrosanct. The method of changing or eliminating it entirely mikehiggins May 2016 #1

Actually, if you read the article, billh58 May 2016 #2

Hopefully one of these scholars or someone like minded will make it to the scotus Doctor_J May 2016 #7

Can I get billh58 May 2016 #8

We are only 1 or 2 votes safeinOhio May 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #4

This thing is just poorly written catnhatnh May 2016 #5

Says the Second Amendment absolutist billh58 May 2016 #6

needs to be re-written so even stupid people can understand Skittles May 2016 #9

Whenever you make anything idiot proof... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #10

Its hard to get away from this issue - that the 2nd's Militia purposes is obsolete, jmg257 Jun 2016 #11