Stevens called for a repeal of the Second Amendment to the Constitution in order to weaken the National Rifle Association's ability to "stymie legislative debate and block constructive gun control legislation."
"Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement schoolchildren and their supporters demonstrated," Stevens wrote. "These demonstrations demand our respect. They reveal the broad public support for legislation to minimize the risk of mass killings of schoolchildren and others in our society."
Stevens argues that a 2008 Supreme Court ruling, District of Columbia v. Heller, was wrongly decided, and "has provided the NRA with a propaganda weapon of immense power."
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