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thenewgreen · 4354 days ago · link · · parent · post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com
As an aside from the topic of gun-control altogether, but simply on the topic of reforming the Constitution. It is unusual that Americans are so adverse to this. The Constitution was made to be amended. The founders, Jefferson in particular, realized that They could not fashion a document set in stone, times change and the Constitution should change along with it. That's some pretty forward thinking. Unfortunately, what has happened is that many Americans see the Constitution as an almost religious text, beyond amendment and infallible. It's an awesome document but not beyond amending.