Irrelevant.
Even if all 50 states were to ratify such an amendment, we still have the right to effectively defend ourselves, our families, and our belongings against those stronger, more numerous and less principled than ourselves.
Roger that. But I don’t believe for a moment that they currently could get the votes. Maybe if they were to finally show their hand by someone calling their bluff we could be done with this. Alas, it’ll never happen. Constant nibbling away over time will get them what they want. I wouldn’t even care if a “republican” were the one to bring it to the floor. Nobody could ignore it then.