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95. It was not a SCOTUS ruling,

Reply to SYFROYH (Reply #94)

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 06:37 PM

Feb 2023

it was the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which the OP has acknowledged in a downthread post, and very graciously.

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The 2nd Amendment could be repealed! [View all] The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 OP

I hate to destroy your dreams, but there's no way that could;d/would ever happen. napi21 Feb 2023 #1

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #5

And what about the ERA? Still not on the horizon. Even the freedom Wonder Why Feb 2023 #14

I think it is called politics The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #18

I agree the majority want STRICTER gun laws, but the original post didn't say that. It said napi21 Feb 2023 #23

Totally agree DenaliDemocrat Feb 2023 #24

I guess I would disagree with your interpretation of what repeal would do. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #36

Repeal of the Second Amendment does not necessarily mean that treestar Feb 2023 #78

You have a very distorted view of history. onenote Feb 2023 #45

Actually it is repealed by accepted rule of grammar. nt Samrob Feb 2023 #17

Yeah it would take a war or two, or maybe even three to accomplish that. Initech Feb 2023 #20

We already have some gun control and had more in the past The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #38

a future American society would make it happen treestar Feb 2023 #77

Go for it dweller Feb 2023 #2

Article V remedy would fail. The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #3

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Feb 2023 #15

If you are very young, and if you're willing to wait a long, long time FakeNoose Feb 2023 #4

Correct it would take decades The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #8

More than decades inthewind21 Feb 2023 #48

Did Elizabeth Cady Stanton say anything like that? treestar Feb 2023 #80

This Democrat would fight your efforts. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #7

I feel it is the problem The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #11

Pretty sure we are speaking out. inthewind21 Feb 2023 #51

What gun control laws are prevented by the 2ndA? SYFROYH Feb 2023 #56

This... The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #88

Point taken but that wasn't SCOTUS if I recall SYFROYH Feb 2023 #94

It was not a SCOTUS ruling, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #95

Maybe the "right to keep and bear arms" could be HariSeldon Feb 2023 #9

agreed. Takket Feb 2023 #10

Yes make it a wedge issue. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #12

"Start(ing) the process" involves a supermajority in both houses FBaggins Feb 2023 #13

That said, conservatives have not suffered the stunning assassinations that liberals have. usonian Feb 2023 #16

The most recent change to the Constitution took over 200 years to be ratified. LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #19

The 22nd only took four years. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #27

The 22nd inthewind21 Feb 2023 #57

Prohibition was repealed after only 13 years. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #66

Because Prohibition was highly unpopular and unenforcable, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #71

Children being killed in schools is highly unpopular! The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #72

.... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #73

I am sorry if I have insulted you that was not my intent. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #75

Fair enough. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #79

Change the court. roamer65 Feb 2023 #21

I believe it was in the documentary... Fla_Democrat Feb 2023 #22

Repeal and replace. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #28

Are you aware of just how hard it is to change the Constitution? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #32

Yes I am aware. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #40

Not by repealing the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #42

I doubt it would cause unrest. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #43

I would say that we'll see, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #61

Same as we have done in the past. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #62

.... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #70

Agree with some... The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #74

I propose electing Democrats to the Senate and Presidency. onenote Feb 2023 #53

Prohibition was a whole different ball of wax, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #33

We had prohibition for 13 years. We've had the 2nd amendment for 232 years. onenote Feb 2023 #55

Question. Dr. Strange Feb 2023 #60

Too ambitious. Start smaller... Fla_Democrat Feb 2023 #84

yes treestar Feb 2023 #82

I would support it EnergizedLib Feb 2023 #25

The 1st Amendment could be repealed! brooklynite Feb 2023 #26

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #30

"We said the same thing about abortion"....and we haven't changed things. brooklynite Feb 2023 #47

You keep bringing up abortion, which is a totally different situation. onenote Feb 2023 #52

nobody wants that treestar Feb 2023 #81

Gisele Bundchen could call me on the phone and beg me to give her life meaning. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #29

So we should just ignore the nationwide constant bloodshed? The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #31

A majority of the nation doesn't agree with repealing the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #34

I agree with your second point. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #39

If a majority of Americans supported a repeal of the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #41

Have you actually looked for polls regarding Americans' position on repealing the second amendment onenote Feb 2023 #50

That poll is five years old! The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #63

It's hard to take you seriously when you refuse to back up your claims onenote Feb 2023 #67

Someone made the statement that there is low support for repeal of the 2nd. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #69

I offered a solution. You ignored it. onenote Feb 2023 #85

Yes, you are correct, since those are clearly the only two choices available to us. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #37

... LexVegas Feb 2023 #35

So could the first amendment. Or the 13th amendment. In theory, any amendment could be repealed. onenote Feb 2023 #44

Sometimes you have to sneak people into compromise The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #46

First we need to fight to restore civics education Hortensis Feb 2023 #49

Bingo inthewind21 Feb 2023 #58

I wish it was even remotely possible. It's not. ificandream Feb 2023 #54

If the 2nd is repealed there is nothing to enforce. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #64

I beg to differ. Straw Man Feb 2023 #96

I don't even think 2/3rds of DU would support this Polybius Feb 2023 #59

The problem is that people think that repeal would mean guns are banned. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #65

Stop inthewind21 Feb 2023 #83

Yo, I do not have to stop. The 1st applies to all Americans. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #86

When did the SC rule that? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #87

You are correct The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #89

No problem, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #91

I agree. But how do we get that changed now? The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #92

Who would do that you ask? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #93

The 1st amendment needs some tweaking too fescuerescue Feb 2023 #68

Yes, not within our lifetime maybe treestar Feb 2023 #76

It would be nice if we tried to do more to stop people who are using guns to committed crimes ripcord Feb 2023 #90