In 1791 it was necessary to protect the rights of an armed citizenry as a key component in the establishment of the autonomy of this nation.
We no longer have this need. We need, instead, to protect the citizenry from the unregulated distribution of weapons.
It is time to move beyond "the intention of the framers." It is time to make the Constitution relevant to the lives we live and the world we inhabit.
President Obama, go further than proposing legislation on assault weapons.
Propose that Congress amend the Constitution to distinguish between firearms appropriate for citizens and Military-grade weapons. Create a Constitutional basis to support more specific legislation of firearms, lest such legislation be deemed "Unconstitutional" under the long obsolete 2nd Amendment.