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I actually wasn't trying to imply anything about constitutional histories, more to try and cite a national principle so imbedded in the fabric of the nation that it has become immutable. The Bill of Rights is like that in the US. We're going to need to continue to rely on evolutionary legislation and judicial review, which take time but in my opinion have served us well over the years despite hand-wringing over both. The process and dynamics of both will tend to dampen the chance of a sudden "tide shift" inflicting radical changes in either direction.
OK I get your point, but the monarchy is not a good comparison. I am not sure there is a good Canadian one. Maybe the 10 commandments. In many ways the US is unique in having a constitution that is strongly adhered to in absolute terms and referenced in
That second amendment is, like the rest of the constitution, embedded in the fabric of the nation. That is a fact. But the nation, technology, and the world change. 200 plus year old wording at some point becomes more difficult to interpret as to how to apply to today. When it was written you had two styles of guns to choose from --> a single shot flint lock musket or pistol. The vast majority of America lived in rural areas. A mentally ill person was not out in society, they were put in asylums. Automatic militarily deadly and accurate weapons were not available, let alone in Walmart. You could not download gun plans from the internet and 3D print them in your room. They had just won the American Revolution and there was real concern that a foreign government might seek to take over the nation again. (I get that many in the US believe that is enough reason for everyone to have military grade weapons). Today you have to sort out how to apply 2A to a very much more complex world. Its outdated, simplistic and incomplete. That means its open to interpretation. That is why it is under challenge.