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How about changing the 2nd amendment.

"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." 1879

Lets follow the Canadian law:

Firearms are federally regulated in Canada. The federal 1977 Criminal Law Amendment Act, as amended, prohibits automatic weapons and sawed-off shotguns and rifles. It is illegal for anyone, except (for the most part) the police and the military, to possess them.

The law restricts handguns by requiring a registration certificate to possess them and a permit, issued under limited and temporary cir***stances only, to carry them. The only people who can obtain a certificate are: (1) police and other security personnel, (2) members of bona fide gun clubs, (3) bona fide gun collectors, and (4) people who demonstrate a need for handguns for self-protection. As a prerequisite for registration, a prospective handgun owner must obtain a firearms acquisition certificate. The law, with minor exceptions, restricts the magazine capacity of handguns to 10 rounds.

Hunting rifles and shotguns are neither restricted nor prohibited, but it is illegal to possess them without a firearms acquisitions certificate. People who have committed certain serious crimes are not eligible for an acquisition certificate to possess any firearm. Also ineligible is anyone with a record of violence or treatment for mental disorder associated with violence in the five years before applying for a certificate. There is a 28-day waiting period for a certificate, and it costs $50. The law, with minor exceptions, restricts the magazine capacity of hunting rifles and shotguns to five rounds.

The law requires the court, in most cases, to prohibit people who are convicted of serious crimes from possessing firearms for 10 years to life, depending on the crime and whether it is a first offense. And the court may, for safety reasons, prohibit people who have not committed any crimes from possessing firearms.

The law grants police officers considerable powers of search and seizure where prohibited and restricted firearms are concerned. Among other things, they may make warrantless searches of any premises (other than a dwelling) and vehicles and seize undo***ented weapons if they have reasonable grounds to believe a crime involving such weapons is taking or has taken place. The law also allows firearm officers to enter gun owners homes to inspect collections for secure storage.

Illegal possession or transfer of a prohibited weapon carries a prison term of up to 10 years. Illegal possession or transfer of a restricted firearm carries a prison term of up to five years. Possessing a firearm in violation of a court order carries a term of up to 10 years.

The minimum age at which someone can have any firearm transferred to him is 18. Violation carries a prison term of up to two years.

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