Proposed 2nd Amendment Changes

fragtagninja · September 4, 2013, 11:25 PM

Gentlemen the link below will take you to a page that is proposing a constitutional amendment that would reword the 2nd amendment. I will let you read it for yourself and make your own decision, but I would like to urge you to reject the proposed changes. I find this proposition utterly unacceptable as it would strip American Citizens of the right to bear arms

. I think you will find that the current results are in our favor, but when it comes to our civil rights we can never be too careful. The 2nd Amendment truly is a genius invention on the part of our framers. It is the first thing that must go if tyranny is to take hold of this country. Thus giving us an early warning system as to a politician's true intentions.

Also I am sure the members of this forum can do a much better job of adjusting the wording of the 2nd Amendment. So how bout it? How would you word the second amendment?

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2...-to-bear-arms/

I leave this in your capable hands gentlemen.

FrankenMauser · September 4, 2013, 11:33 PM

That poll has a counter-part here: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/po...ment_Vote.html
(Same question.)
Be sure to hit both of them.

spacecoast · September 4, 2013, 11:42 PM

Did my duty, thanks. What a stupid idea.

glh17 · September 5, 2013, 12:30 AM

It's absurd, but I don't understand who is proposing this change. What group (politician) is proposing this?

**Tom Servo** · September 5, 2013, 12:44 AM

It's an awful idea, but it will never come to fruition.

That said, we don't do threads about online polls.

**44 AMP** · September 5, 2013, 12:48 AM

Virtually every session of Congress there is an effort to modify or outright repeal the 2nd Amendment. Other then occasionally grabbing a headline, they never go anywhere. For good reason.

I looked at the blog, and I did vote. It was running 93% against the proposed wording when I voted.

This appears to be some kind of study group, looking at if the proposed wording would be supported by the public. This is not, anywhere that I could see, any actual movement in Congress or petition to Congress to change the 2nd Amendment.

The way they worded their proposal, it would only protect a citizen's right to arms when they were actually serving in one of the listed groups. That seems kind of stupid to me, a Constitutional protection of the right of the military and police to bear arms? seems un-needed to me.
I don't see or hear any group(s) trying to take their guns away from the police, security, or military forces!

September 4, 2013, 11:25 PM	#1
fragtagninja Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2013 Posts: 194	Proposed 2nd Amendment Changes Gentlemen the link below will take you to a page that is proposing a constitutional amendment that would reword the 2nd amendment. I will let you read it for yourself and make your own decision, but I would like to urge you to reject the proposed changes. I find this proposition utterly unacceptable as it would strip American Citizens of the right to bear arms. I think you will find that the current results are in our favor, but when it comes to our civil rights we can never be too careful. The 2nd Amendment truly is a genius invention on the part of our framers. It is the first thing that must go if tyranny is to take hold of this country. Thus giving us an early warning system as to a politician's true intentions. Also I am sure the members of this forum can do a much better job of adjusting the wording of the 2nd Amendment. So how bout it? How would you word the second amendment? http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2...-to-bear-arms/ I leave this in your capable hands gentlemen.

September 4, 2013, 11:33 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	That poll has a counter-part here: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/po...ment_Vote.html (Same question.) Be sure to hit both of them. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

September 5, 2013, 12:44 AM	#5
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	It's an awful idea, but it will never come to fruition. That said, we don't do threads about online polls. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

September 5, 2013, 12:48 AM	#6
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,846	Virtually every session of Congress there is an effort to modify or outright repeal the 2nd Amendment. Other then occasionally grabbing a headline, they never go anywhere. For good reason. I looked at the blog, and I did vote. It was running 93% against the proposed wording when I voted. This appears to be some kind of study group, looking at if the proposed wording would be supported by the public. This is not, anywhere that I could see, any actual movement in Congress or petition to Congress to change the 2nd Amendment. The way they worded their proposal, it would only protect a citizen's right to arms when they were actually serving in one of the listed groups. That seems kind of stupid to me, a Constitutional protection of the right of the military and police to bear arms? seems un-needed to me. I don't see or hear any group(s) trying to take their guns away from the police, security, or military forces! __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

September 4, 2013, 11:42 PM	#3
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	Did my duty, thanks. What a stupid idea.

September 5, 2013, 12:30 AM	#4
glh17 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2013 Location: Middle TN Posts: 165	It's absurd, but I don't understand who is proposing this change. What group (politician) is proposing this?