Quote Originally Posted by jamstigator
The second amendment is old and needs some fine-tuning. What do they mean by a well-regulated militia?
I feel ya, jams .... but the constitution was not meant to be taken forever literally .... and it's a good thing ... the founding fathers were OK with slavery, women not voting, and a militia popping up whenever the govt raised taxes.

The forefathers knew that over time, the constitution would need to be interpreted in future generations and built in an interpretive body .... the Supreme Court.

The people, through their state legislatures, have the ultimate say, with power to amend the constitution. Changing the constitution is a difficult process, and most will argue that it should be.

You're right, the genie is out of the bottle wrt gun control ... and I would argue that the related problems are not the fault of the constitution, or it's interpretation, it's the fault of society.