Public Support for Second Amendment Remains Strong

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Two-thirds of Americans still support the Second Amendment right to bear arms, but a narrow majority also supports passing stricter gun control laws, according to a new survey taken following the recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.

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fooman Los Angeles, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Aug 15, 2012 Judged: 2 2 2 This is hilarious. You never hear about "public support" for the 1st Amendment, or the 5th, or any others. This isn't a debatable subject. This is the law of the land, period. Whether someone supports it or not is irrelevant.
Where Is My America “O'er the land of the free ? ” Since: Jan 09 11,235 Don't Tread On Me	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Aug 15, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 fooman wrote: This is hilarious. You never hear about "public support" for the 1st Amendment, or the 5th, or any others. This isn't a debatable subject. This is the law of the land, period. Whether someone supports it or not is irrelevant. That is correct. People who do not support the Constitution as written are treasonous to it. Unless they can convene a Constitutional Congress to change it they should abide by it.
EdSed	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Aug 17, 2012 If you will pardon a couple of questions regarding the US Constitution.. Where Is My America wrote: <quoted text>That is correct. People who do not support the Constitution as written are treasonous to it. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/treaso... Treason is an emotive term. Perhaps you might agree that if people disagree with a part of the US Constitution, they are just being an honest citizen to say so? Unless one fears freedom of speech and what someone might say, one should wish to hear what responsible citizens honestly think. Where Is My America wrote: <quoted text> Unless they can convene a Constitutional Congress to change it they should abide by it. But it isn't really possible to change the constitution before at least two thirds of the people in the USA are persuaded; and even then it might not be possible if there is a geographical imbalance and support for change was mostly consentrated in less than 66% of states... http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/usconstitution/... http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/con... The second amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1791, 221 year ago. The US Constitution seems to be so highly regarded in the USA today that people don't even wish to question dated articles. Arguably, the legitimate political lengths that one must go to in order to change the constitution effectively renders it fossilised in the 18th century, doesn’t it?
EdSed	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Aug 17, 2012 The most recent change.. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_A... The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, despite its initial submission 203 years prior. Unquote
Where Is My America “O'er the land of the free ? ” Since: Jan 09 11,235 Don't Tread On Me	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Aug 17, 2012 EdSed wrote: If you will pardon a couple of questions regarding the US Constitution.. <quoted text> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/treaso... Treason is an emotive term. Perhaps you might agree that if people disagree with a part of the US Constitution, they are just being an honest citizen to say so? Unless one fears freedom of speech and what someone might say, one should wish to hear what responsible citizens honestly think. <quoted text>But it isn't really possible to change the constitution before at least two thirds of the people in the USA are persuaded; and even then it might not be possible if there is a geographical imbalance and support for change was mostly consentrated in less than 66% of states... http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/usconstitution/... http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/con... The second amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1791, 221 year ago. The US Constitution seems to be so highly regarded in the USA today that people don't even wish to question dated articles. Arguably, the legitimate political lengths that one must go to in order to change the constitution effectively renders it fossilised in the 18th century, doesn’t it? A good idea remains a good idea.
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