Reply #60: Thanks, I overlooked the point you made. I'm intrigued by the topic because SCOTUS this month will [View All]

[jody]

say whether the Second Amendment protects an individual or collective right to keep and bear arms. The case is D.C. v. Heller.

Experts expect the decision will be that the 2nd protects an individual right recognizing along with most states that the 2nd protects an inalienable right.

If that happens, groups that want to ban handguns or semiautomatic firearms or all firearms will refocus their effort toward repealing the 2nd.

That would bring up the question of whether a state legislature could vote to ratify an amendment repealing the 2nd when their state constitutions expressly prohibits that legislature from voting to repeal enumerated inalienable rights that include the right to keep and bear arms?