Does the Constitution need a new amendment to better define the right to bear arms? The National Constitution Center’s Next Ten Amendments project is asking Constitution Daily readers to vote about ten possible changes to the Constitution through the amendment process. We presented ten topics for discussion starting this summer, and the online debates were moderated by Chris Phillips, research fellow of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania and executive director of the nonprofit organization Democracy Café. We also asked readers to suggest wording for proposed amendments, which went to our editorial board. After reading the comments and suggestions, we have ten proposed amendments for our readers to consider. Do you approve or reject the Right To Bear Arms amendment as proposed here: “Because a well-regulated National Guard and Reserve, and well-regulated Federal, state, and local public safety departments, are necessary to the security of our free states and our free nation, the rights of citizens, while serving in their capacity in the aforesaid organizations, to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
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