Donald Trump says he will never ban guns A file photo of retired Supreme Court justice John Paul-Stevens, who angered Donald Trump by calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment (AFP)Donald Trump[1] vowed never to crack down on guns Wednesday after a retired Supreme Court justice called for the Second Amendment to be repealed. The President tweeted: ‘THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL NEVER BE REPEALED! imageMother battered two year-old son to death because he gave her a dirty look[2]‘As much as Democrats would like to see this happen, and despite the words yesterday of former Supreme Court Justice Stevens, NO WAY. ‘We need more Republicans in 2018 and must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court!’ He took the uncompromising pro-gun stance hours after John Paul-Stevens, 97, branded 2A ‘a relic of the 18th century.’ THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL NEVER BE REPEALED! As much as Democrats would like to see this happen, and despite the words yesterday of former Supreme Court Justice Stevens, NO WAY. We need more Republicans in 2018 and must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018[3] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign Congress' $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. U.S., March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Donald Trump took to Twitter to insist that the Second Amendment would never be ditched (Reuters)

Writing in the New York Times, the liberal former judge said: ‘That simple but dramatic action would move Saturday’s marchers closer to their objective than any other possible reform.

‘It would eliminate the only legal rule that protects sellers of firearms in the United States — unlike every other market in the world.’

Stevens also argued that those who have gathered for huge demonstrations such as Saturday’s March for Our Lives rally need to ‘seek more effective and more lasting reform.’

Repealing the Second Amendment would prove extremely challenging for gun-control advocates.

It would require two thirds of both houses of Congress to vote for such a move, or two thirds of states calling on Congress to hold a constitutional convention.

Thousands of people gather on Pensylvania Avenue during the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018. Galvanized by a massacre at a Florida high school, hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to take to the streets in cities across the United States on Saturday in the biggest protest for gun control in a generation. / AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDSANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images Stevens said gun control advocates, such as those pictured marching in Washington Saturday, need to focus on dismantling the Second Amendment (Getty)Even if such action was taken, it would then have to be ratified by three quarters of states, or their legislatures. NRA spokesman Chris Cox also hit out after Steven’s comments, saying: ‘The men and women of the National Rifle Association, along with the majority of the American people and the Supreme Court, believe in the Second Amendment right to self-protection and we will unapologetically continue to fight to protect this fundamental freedom.’ Calls for a gun crackdown have stepped up in the wake of the Parkland school shootings on February 14, which killed 14 students and three workers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. References^ Donald Trump

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