Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is releasing a new book in which he argues that the phrase “when serving in the militia” should be added to the Second Amendment.
The book is titled, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution”
The Second Amendment reads as follows: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
With Stevens’ proposed change: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms [when serving in the Militia] shall not be infringed.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is set to release a new book in which he argues that the phrase “when serving in the militia” should be added to the Second Amendment.
The book is titled, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution,” and the change Stevens has in mind for the Second Amendment would alter the language so as to render it a protection of a collective right instead of an individual one.
Moreover, it would be a right that the government–at all levels–could regulate without hesitation.
Currently, the Second Amendment reads:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Stevens’ contends that this was intended as a collective right only and that it was “limited in scope to the uses of arms related to military activity.”
According to The Washington Post, Stevens claims this was changed via the Supreme Court’s District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) decision. He says this decision suddenly introduced protections for “a civilian’s right to keep a handgun in his home for purposes of self-defense.”
Stevens says the McDonald v. Chicago (2010) decision furthered these changes by using “the due process clause of the 14th Amendment” to limit the ability of cities to ban the possession of handguns.
He says this can all be remedied by adding five words to the Second Amendment:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms [when serving in the Militia] shall not be infringed
the people are the militia dip $#%&!@* !!!
More politically correct c**p to control us.
Well, well another communist rears it’s ugly head. There is nothing wrong with the 2nd Amendment or any other thing. You communist just have a “destroy America” form with in attitude.
No no no no no
Good thing the old p***k is gone!
old bird should shut his mouth brain no longer working
Our forefathers put that into the constitution to save future generations from tyranny and oppression. If they were to change the constitution then it would give the Federal Government the Right to destroy our freedoms. We need out guns to stop them in their tracks and they know that. Its exactly why they want to disarm the public. It certainly is not to stop the violence it all about government take over of all our freedoms. I believe that the acceleration of gun violence can more than likely be traced back to the pro anti gun people. They figure if they can create enough of these violent attacks it will eventually give them the ability to take away our gun rights. Stop them NOW. Vote all these idiots out of office in November. As for the comments of Former Justice Stevens, its called dementia.
What an old liberal idiot
SCREW HIM, HE NEVER SERVED IN ANYTHING ONLY AS WATER BOY FOR THE SWIM TEAM.
Yeah, well $#%&!@* him!