"In the first place, it’s politically impossible. A constitutional amendment requires ratification by 38 states. Donald Trump carried 30. To repeal the Second Amendment, you’d have to get every state that voted for Hillary Clinton, plus 18 that didn’t, to agree. For the foreseeable future, that has zero chance of happening.

The second defect is any such effort would inflame the worst fears of gun owners and those sympathetic to gun rights. Many of them agree on the need for more regulation — or could be persuaded. Once the debate is about scrapping a constitutional right, though, many will assume that any seemingly reasonable new regulation is just a step toward total confiscation." - Commentary form the League of Women Voters.

Personally I'm against the 2nd amendment. Several countries have reasonable gun laws and educated gun owners. Japan, Australia and Canada are all ones I've learned of. They have no sacred 2nd amendment.

However, it is probably not realistic to seek a repel of the 2nd amendment at this time. Sensible gun laws are possible within the framework of the existing constitution. I'm glad Stevens mentioned this because it is something I have said for a long time. He's moved the conversation to where it needs to be. Maybe in some future political situation a repel or replace of this amendment will become politically possible.

Either way it is time for serious action on guns and particular assault weapons.

Did not need that! The 2nd amendment does not need repealing just some adjusting. All firearms are not bad and there legitimate reasons to own certain types of guns. For one thing we are not the top of the food chain in some areas of this world and going to some of these areas without bigass guns is just stupid. There are polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions ,wolves, coyotes, panthers and rabid animals in our country that have no problem having us for dinner and I'm not talking about invitations, I'm talking about main course being us. People live in these areas and have to protect themselves, so a total ban on guns is just not possible or necessary. There are still people in this country that use guns to put food on the table and would have a hard time surviving otherwise, which is their right in a free country.

Ammosexuals are going to run with this, especially after I just said yesterday that repealing the 2nd amendment is impossible, which it is, but that won't stop them.

Do Not Be Afraid of What's Has To Be Done... Dont, nra is counting on you to react like that... Dont! ...FUCK the 2nd ammendment!

Wow he is sticking his neck out there for total repeal. I don't think that is realistic. Lot of hotheads with guns would take to the streets and we would have a civil war. One step at a time-delicate issue

Jefferspn also said, "The earth belongs to the living, not the dead." Scalia's judicial philosophy of "original intent"-- the we should always go by what the original intent of the founding fathers was, as expressed in the Constitution was nothing short and stultifying. And Gorsuch believes in the same horse manure. He should have never been approved for his post.

EXactly!! So many fail to realize the importance of the Supreme Court. Congress is the biggest problem, extremes are not good for a democracy and the going attempt to kee p the country divided is causing great harm.