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And yet why according to this list has no senator even proposed to repeal the 2nd amendment?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...o_the_United_States_Constitution#21st_century
Proposing to repeal any part of the Bill of Rights is political suicide.
I'll be honest, this needs serious action fast - But the gun issue is never going to be solved through directly attacking the 2nd. The ATF needs to be allowed to do their job properly (Including getting agents who actually know what they are doing - IE, less of that one officer that put an "AK47" label on a Glock 17G4.), there needs to be expanded monitoring of gun purchases - Treat mass purchases of ammunition and guns like buying mass amounts of fertilizer or known Meth ingredients, make wait periods longer (At least 30 days), actually perform background checks and arrest felons and others barred from buying weapons who are caught attempting to purchase ones, increase penalties for breaching existing laws, and actually ENFORCE these laws to the fullest extent.
Also possibly the most important of all, work towards creating a licensing system that is mandatory for all future gun purchases that will keep legally purchased weapons out of the hands of criminals by creating an environment of accountability where purchases can be tracked.
In tl;dr though - The 2nd protects the 1st. And I don't mean the guns. Once you compromise ANY part of the Bill of Rights, you compromise the entirety of the bill of rights.