Yeah, and we're no longer at war with the British, so that no longer is a factor in why we need to keep our guns.
I'm not advocating for removing the 2nd Amendment. I'm fully in favor of it.
I'm pointing out that people advocating for changing the US Constitution is putting the 2nd Amendment at risk.
Do people really not understand this?
You can't claim that the US Constitution is a monolith and sacred and unable to be changed when it suits you (2nd Amendment) and then turn around and demand the US Constitution be changed to eliminate Amendments you claim are no longer applicable to our modern society (14th Amendment).
Nope. Britain wanted the colonists' guns. See
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2015/08/12/how-the-british-gun-control-program-precipitated-the-american-revolution/
Yeah, and we're no longer at war with the British, so that no longer is a factor in why we need to keep our guns.
I'm not advocating for removing the 2nd Amendment. I'm fully in favor of it.
I'm pointing out that people advocating for changing the US Constitution is putting the 2nd Amendment at risk.
Do people really not understand this?
You can't claim that the US Constitution is a monolith and sacred and unable to be changed when it suits you (2nd Amendment) and then turn around and demand the US Constitution be changed to eliminate Amendments you claim are no longer applicable to our modern society (14th Amendment).
You can't have it both ways.