OPINION: 'Why do we not change the Second Amendment which, unbridled, has resulted in morally disastrous consequences, day in and out, and when a consistently solid majority of citizens favors stricter gun laws?' writes retired Tucson newsman Michael A....
The National Safety Council reported 48,830 gun deaths in the United States in 2021, a record that included 26,328 suicides. The numbers for 2022 and this year likely will be as bad or worse. The March 27 tragedy in Nashville will be among them.
The original Constitution said “free persons” and “three-fifths of all other persons,” meaning African Americans who were enslaved, counted toward legislative apportionment. Eight decades later, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments changed that, so at least legally, African Americans were full-fledged citizens.
Other constitutional amendments provide more examples of changes or additions to the original document. The key words being “original” and “changes.” That which was original was changed as society changed. In short, “original” is not sacrosanct. Why do we allow the few — politicians and those who profit from making and selling guns — to dictate the mores of the many?
It is time again to change the original Constitution to reflect contemporary morals. If that upsets “originalists,” let them explain previous changes to the Constitution and laws.
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