Why I wrote about repealing the 2nd Amendment

Carli Pierson | Paste BN

I have been deeply affected by the frequency of the horrific mass shootings in the U.S. As an attorney, and as someone who loves history, I believe that we are reading the 2nd Amendment incorrectly.

As attached as many Americans are to their guns, we are very far from what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the 27 words of the 2nd Amendment. Given the current gun violence crisis we are facing as a nation, all of that matters. That is why I decided to write seriously about gun control.

I am not the first person to call for the 2nd Amendment to be repealed. I will not be the last, either. And while I understand that from where we stand today it may look like a long shot, if we continue to show up at the polls as moderates and progressives, that is how we will create the changes we need to see in this country. Here's a preview of my column.

Americans can't handle their guns. Time to repeal the 2nd Amendment.

We must repeal the Second Amendment if we want this country to ever be safe again.

Whether it's killings by police, like the 60 bullets fired into Jayland Walker, or by civilians like in Highland Park, Illinois, Uvalde, Texas, or Buffalo, New York our national record on gun violence is an international embarrassment. It can't be reformed without doing away with guns entirely.

States like California and New York that have tried to set restrictive gun laws can do little when guns are trafficked in from other states. What's more – legislative attempts at restricting gun rights were recently shot down by a Supreme Court gone rogue.

We're way beyond what the framers ever had in mind for gun rights already. And for a selective originalist Supreme Court conservative majority, it's hard to justify glossing over the history behind the Second Amendment. (READ MORE)

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