Comment The second amendment is irrelevant (Score 1) 616
It really doesn't matter if the middle and lower classes revolt and march on Washington with their firearms.
The arms allowed to be possessed by the government are no match for the arms which could potentially be used by the US government against its citizenry. Partial list: Full auto weapons, ordnance, drones, chemical weapons and H-Bombs. Do you think puny little pistols, rifles and shotguns would be effective against those?
Do you think that the rest of the world will stand up to the US if they get a bit heavy-handed with their citizenry?
Any change will need to happen in a more subtle way.