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In reply to the discussion: So once the Second Amendment is repealed [View all]Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Even if somehow the impossible happened and the Second Amendment is repealed, it would only remove the Constitutional right to own a firearm. This does not mean that people won't be able to own a gun. It would simply mean that we could pass stricter regulations on it.
Gun ownership would continue. The vast majority of gun owners would not be affected at all. Maybe a background check would be needed if they went to buy a new weapon. Not much else.
Some of the more deadly weapons would be harder to obtain. But there are extremely deadly weapons which are difficult to obtain now. Expanding those protections to military style rifles would not be a big deal.
As for new weapons for law enforcement, the police are militarized enough now. No new weapons would be needed. In fact, once some time has passed and some of the worst weapons are no longer on the street, police may find they need fewer weapons than they now have.