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Old 07-28-2022, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
If one believes the hype put forth by the 2nd Amendment critics, that the vast majority of Americans favor more restrictive gun laws than are presently in force--then the solution is obvious. The Founding Fathers made sure that there is a method by which the Constitution can be changed. The process is no secret. In fact over the history of the document, 27 amendments have been ratified and thus became part of the Constitution.

Why don't the folks who are critical of the 2nd Amendment implement implement that process? Seems like the obvious answer considering what their criticisms are.
I am not perfectly clear on the numbers, but I know for sure that enacting a NEW Amendment is a high (near impossible today) hurdle to get over. It needs something like 67 Senators to approve it. It would be hard to get 67 Senators to agree that the earth is round EVEN.

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