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Retired Supreme Court Justice Calls For Repeal Of Second Amendment

He called the Second Amendment 'a relic of the 18th century.'

[D]emonstrators should seek more effective and more lasting reform. They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.

Overturning [District of Columbia v. Heller] via a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment would be simple and would do more to weaken the N.R.A.’s ability to stymie legislative debate and block constructive gun control legislation than any other available option.

That simple but dramatic action would move Saturday’s marchers closer to their objective than any other possible reform.

— Justice John Paul Stevens, writing in support of the repeal of the Second Amendment, in an op-ed piece published by the New York Times. Justice Stevens retired from the Supreme Court in 2010.


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