http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... -amendment
In an op-ed published by The New York Times, Stevens, a Republican, said that students and anti-gun violence advocates should press lawmakers to take on the amendment.
While protests have so far focused on implementing new restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and strengthening background checks for gun purchases, he wrote, repealing the Second Amendment would result in more lasting change.
"That support is a clear sign to lawmakers to enact legislation prohibiting civilian ownership of semiautomatic weapons, increasing the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 years old, and establishing more comprehensive background checks on all purchasers of firearms," Stevens wrote.
"But the demonstrators should seek more effective and more lasting reform," he continued. "They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment."
Das ist ein direkter Angriff auf die Bill of Rights. Die sind nicht änderbar. Wenn dort ein Stein herausgebrochen wird, ist nichts mehr sicher. Redefreiheit, Schutz vor willkürlicher Verhaftung, Recht auf einen öffentlichen Prozess, Verbot von grausamen Strafen. Das steht dann alles zur Disposition. Und das sollte gerade ein Bundesrichter eigentlich wissen.
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