The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie.

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27. re: "Who grants rights?"

No one. It is a foundational principle of the US that rights are native to the people. Any group who is able, is free to found a nation on an alternative principle.

My point is, rewriting some part of the Declaration, Constitution or Bill of Rights may require a new convention and may be viewed by many as the foundation of a new and different country. The Founders foresaw this possible exact need and made provisions for it.

From the Declaration: "...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Since governments occasionally resist being abolished, the Founders made another provision.

From the Bill of Rights: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."