I don’t think Article V is the panacea. It would put the Second Amendment on the table, no?
Your idea of rolling election laws back to 1970 is better
Who knows? The left is pretty scared though. That is a good sign. Since 3/4's of the States have to approve any amendments passed I'm more worried of good stuff not getting approved. If there is anything I've learned about State Legislatures it is they are timid and rather quitely get reelected.