and have that be the military reserves and national guard.

...for firearms ownership in the US?

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.

"Freedom of the press being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances shall not be infringed."

So if the 1st was worded that way in your mind only the press would have freedom of speech, not the people?
It's called the Bill of Rights for a reason.

The Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

Please point to any legal precedent for an individuals right to gun ownership

However, I'll be glad to provide an accurate one:

Never.

I suspect the answer to the second is 'no', as most gun control action seems to consist of "passionately denouncing guns
and/or gun owners online"

..you are, indeed, a chickenhawk, and one no different from most other warmongers

considering we have no idea who owns guns in America.

of which the 2nd could benefit by...I'd prefer complete riddance of it, but if the gun toadys feel comfy having it in the constitution...so be it...But the new amendment (to the 2nd) would be worded as I said...only single shot guns...re-registration of ALL guns..Have the national guard go house to house for the re-registration, maybe a blackhawk as backup...a little look-see around while there...jail for resistors...

Get real people..guns are americus ebola virus...

You really think all those red states will vote yes?

Glad your dreams will remain only within your mind. Let the rest of us work on some sensible gun law reform.

...what is laying around to the best use. Back at you.

You'd gladly step aside while they tore it apart? Because that's what you're advocating: door-to-door warrantless searches of every American's house. And no cop does a "little look around" once inside.

...75 pound test line, and a casting reel from the back of a boat?

Columbine happened during the temporary ban we had before.

TIA!

The political will is not there.

A conservative Supreme Court would not let one stand.

Chickenhawks...

94% of people want someone else to do it

It's much more mentally convenient than to support my own position (though I'm quite certain we'll both 'volunteer' that pretense has nothing to do with it, and justify it as something other than what it is...).

...and who have not, as of yet, stated that they would be willing to participate.

So, yes, I daresay 'warmongering chickenhawks' is a quite accurate description

After 13 years at DU, I could count on the fingers of one hand the people who have, when directly asked, said that they
would indeed join a confiscation squad.

Those few souls at least seem to have the courage of their convictions.

The rest of those can most kindly be described as 'Keyboard Kommandos', but more
accurately as 'chickenhawks'.

"Alligator mouth, hummingbird ass."

Millions were legally manufactured and sold in the 90's during the ban because bans just remove cosmetic features.

Hell, you can still buy AR-style rifles in every state with an existing AWB, even California: https://www.pewpewtactical.com/featureless-ar-15-rifle/

1) Prohibitions have never really worked well. See the 18th Amendment (which made many Americans criminals and gave rise to organized crime). See the "War on Drugs" which, like Prohibition, gave rise to the hugely influential and corrupting drug cartels.

2) The USA is at it's best when it expands rights (Bill of Rights, dealer's choice on any number of Amendments and Supreme Court decisions) but at the USA is at it's worst when restricting rights (Dred Scott, Buck v. Bell, Korematsu, Plessy, Kelo, to name just a few).

But hey, who cares about all that stuff when it drives forward someone's agenda.