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40. The MAGA gun humpers on Twitter are all just replying "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!"

Thu Jun 8, 2023, 02:48 PM

Jun 2023

But that's how you change an amendment - with another amendment. That's how women got the right to vote, alcohol was banned then reinstated, slavery was abolished, the Electoral College set up.

Repubs are no strangers to the idea of repealing or adjusting other amendments...

Amendment 14:

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for constitutional amendment to curb gun access [View all] SpankMe Jun 2023 OP

Kickin' Faux pas Jun 2023 #1

That's Correct Y'all Time Takes Time - If You Never Begin It Never Happens MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #2

Making a speech doesn't start anything. brooklynite Jun 2023 #5

Kennedy made a little speech about going to the moon.... revmclaren Jun 2023 #11

Kennedy then used hi executive authority to implement a space policy... brooklynite Jun 2023 #18

You obviously don't live in California. revmclaren Jun 2023 #22

The Governor of California doesn't have a role in Constitutional Amendments... brooklynite Jun 2023 #28

And MLK made a little speech about a dream... The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #19

Really? It certainly does. ananda Jun 2023 #21

Yea we should just keep doing nothing. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #24

Persuasive Speech Is A Seed - In This Case It's A Seed Of Reason MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #32

Precisely! Mysterian Jun 2023 #55

I support it tonekat Jun 2023 #3

Let me know when 3/5 of the States will pass that. brooklynite Jun 2023 #4

If everybody who cares about this stays despondent, the time will be never ColinC Jun 2023 #7

That's Right, Persuasive Speech Is A Core Component Of Any Second Order Societal Change MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #33

1,000% ColinC Jun 2023 #34

You're saying nobody has previously called for a CA to address gun control? brooklynite Jun 2023 #37

I'm just saying there hasn't been any traction for the obvious constitutional discussion ColinC Jun 2023 #48

Nothing despondent about reality... brooklynite Jun 2023 #38

... ShazzieB Jun 2023 #35

Honestly thank God somebody finally has the guts to say it ColinC Jun 2023 #6

Agree. Gov Newsom's got gutz. Can't believe he was once married to that cray cray woman now w Don Jr onetexan Jun 2023 #9

Good luck with that. Dead on arrival. republianmushroom Jun 2023 #8

All important works start with a dream. revmclaren Jun 2023 #23

Please post your own detailed solution NBachers Jun 2023 #31

I think the gun lobby in this country is getting fewer and fewer members OR supporters... CTyankee Jun 2023 #10

That's an argument you need to be careful making. WalkerinSC Jun 2023 #16

Well, yes, if you assume that the Supremes who favor gun control haven't already learned what you CTyankee Jun 2023 #20

If only we could be scientific about it. CaptainTruth Jun 2023 #36

I understand your argument and it makes sense. However, not all of our gun problems in society are CTyankee Jun 2023 #42

I want to see semi auto guns go Warpy Jun 2023 #43

The NRA, as usual, is at "battle stations" with this announcement Fritz Walter Jun 2023 #29

The MAGA gun humpers on Twitter are all just replying "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!" forgotmylogin Jun 2023 #40

Make gun control a "Pro-Life" issue sanatanadharma Jun 2023 #12

I support this AND LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #13

It is going to take Article V remedies. The Grand Illuminist Jun 2023 #14

Works for me! nt TeamProg Jun 2023 #15

Endorse / Add Your Name: Support a 28th Amendment to the Constitution on Guns: TeamProg Jun 2023 #17

So what is the plan from the right? The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #25

That's the ONLY way out of this nightmare William Seger Jun 2023 #26

A Constitutional amendment is really the only way to resolve the issue ss cstanleytech Jun 2023 #27

Has to begin at local levels in order to get people into wnylib Jun 2023 #30

It'll never happen. It's a waste of time. To those who say "I point you to Roe vs. Wade"... FBaggins Jun 2023 #39

Can't Never Could - Second Order Change Is An Incremental Journey That Begins With The First Step MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #41

and a Constitutional Convention declaration is equally difficult. Realistically, very unlikely to JohnSJ Jun 2023 #46

Amend the Constitution to repeal the Second Amendment. J_William_Ryan Jun 2023 #44

Do they have the votes in Congress or through the states now? Unlikely. Unless the 2024 JohnSJ Jun 2023 #45

Yeah, not 2024 Polybius Jun 2023 #47

About ...."Stuff that ...Never Happens Stuart G Jun 2023 #49

Glad to see someone taking the anchor in hand to do something about this. ificandream Jun 2023 #50

There is nothing a governor can do. I appreciate the sentiment but one could just as easily Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #52

You need what 66 senatorial votes. How can that happen? Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #51

Electing pro Article V convention candidates The Grand Illuminist Jun 2023 #53

You still have to have a vote at the end...and a convention requires a certain number of states. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #54

And after the convention has proposed it to the states, you're going to get 38 to ratify it ... how? Angleae Jun 2023 #57

Mass shooting in Italian is "mass shooting". When it's kids killed, it's "mass shooting bambini." mahina Jun 2023 #56