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Many Montanans are tired of hearing the call to do something about gun violence in America.

The sacredness of the Second Amendment is used to safeguard the right of Montanans to own weapons. I am here to say there is nothing sacred about the Second Amendment. There is no reason the Second Amendment cannot be updated.

In fact, throughout history amendments have been added to the Constitution to improve previous amendments making the Constitution more relevant.

In 1920 the 19th Amendment (Womens Right to Vote) was added to update the 15th Amendment, thus giving women the right to vote. In 1933 the 21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition) was added to change the 18th Amendment, thus ending the prohibition of the sale of alcohol in America.

In 1951 the 22nd Amendment was added to the Constitution to limit the presidency to two terms. Prior to that there was no limit to the number of terms a president could serve.

There is no legal, logical or constitutional reason to keep the Second Amendment as is. Given the level of gun violence in America, there is every reason to add an updated, more relevant amendment to our Constitution making America safe.

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Clare Kearns: Update the Second Amendment - Independent Record