I'm genuinely interested Sup Forums so tell me
Why can't the constitution be changed?
Times change, so it makes sense that a 200+year old document that sets out the 'law of the land' should also change. And it has. As far as I can tell, the original constitution tacitly endorsed slavery, but times changed and slavery was abolished in an amendment.
Prohibition was an amendment that was subsequently removed in another amendment.
Looks to me like amendments to the constitution took place right up until as recently as 1971, with one more ratification taking place in 1992.
So, I'm looking for real reasons other than 'muh gurns,' 'muh constitution,' 'forefathers,' 'you know nothing europoor/ausfag,' as to why we couldn't change the second amendment if we saw fit to.
I just can't understand why we're more than happy to change some parts of the constitution but others can't be changed because 'you can't change the constitution'.
Side question: How does putting more restrictions on who gets firearms and how directly violate a person's right to bear arms?