mountainpharm
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The news is replete right now with all sorts of articles speculating on what new "gun control" measures may be around the corner. One of the most egregious examples was a story I saw on Yahoo which asked "Will Obama Use Executive Action on Guns?".
If we are still a nation of laws and are still governed according to the Constitution (which is debatable, I know) then there is only one way the question of "gun control" can be validly answered: a Constitutional amendment. The anti-2a members of Congress need to draft a revision or outright repeal of the Second Amendment and put it to a vote in the House and Senate. If it passes by a 2/3 majority in both Houses, it will be sent to the state legislatures for ratification (3/4 required to ratify). Note that the Executive Branch has absolutely no role in that process.
The Founders gave us the method to revise the Constitution as times changed and I, for one, have had enough of all the speculation on whether the Founders would've allowed the 2A to stand as written had they known we would one day have "assault" rifles available. I'm also sick of those who interpret the 2A to only be applicable to hunting. It says nothing of the sort. One of the brilliant aspects of our Constitution is that it gave us the tools to govern ourselves and adapt our laws as we as a nation see fit. Let's use them. We can't allow politicians of either party to circumvent our laws. So I say bring the debate. Have the guts to write up a revision or repeal to our Bill of Rights, put it to a vote and let's see what happens. No more hiding behind executive orders or bureaucracies.
My guess is such a proposal wouldn't even make it to the House or Senate floor before dying.
Civics review and accompanying rant over. Carry on.
If we are still a nation of laws and are still governed according to the Constitution (which is debatable, I know) then there is only one way the question of "gun control" can be validly answered: a Constitutional amendment. The anti-2a members of Congress need to draft a revision or outright repeal of the Second Amendment and put it to a vote in the House and Senate. If it passes by a 2/3 majority in both Houses, it will be sent to the state legislatures for ratification (3/4 required to ratify). Note that the Executive Branch has absolutely no role in that process.
The Founders gave us the method to revise the Constitution as times changed and I, for one, have had enough of all the speculation on whether the Founders would've allowed the 2A to stand as written had they known we would one day have "assault" rifles available. I'm also sick of those who interpret the 2A to only be applicable to hunting. It says nothing of the sort. One of the brilliant aspects of our Constitution is that it gave us the tools to govern ourselves and adapt our laws as we as a nation see fit. Let's use them. We can't allow politicians of either party to circumvent our laws. So I say bring the debate. Have the guts to write up a revision or repeal to our Bill of Rights, put it to a vote and let's see what happens. No more hiding behind executive orders or bureaucracies.
My guess is such a proposal wouldn't even make it to the House or Senate floor before dying.
Civics review and accompanying rant over. Carry on.
