(Mind you, I'm no lawyer, so I wouldn't know the proper wording.) A new amendment, somewhat formatted like this:

By mandate of this amendment, gun ownership is to be banned by the year 2020, with a possible extension to the year 2025 depending on the progression of other mandates of this amendment. This extension on the time limit must be voted on by both houses of Congress. The extension must then be approved by the Supreme Court in order to be put into effect on January 1, 2025.

The 2nd mandate is the creation of an arms collections bureau. The mandate will require people to turn in their arms over the course of a 10 year period. (or 15 in the event of an extension) The government will invest in advertising and campaigning to make sure everyone is aware of the new laws. All arms collected by the department will be recycled or scrapped.

The 3rd mandate instructs what procedures will be put in place after the 10 or 15 year transitional period. The arms collections bureau will continue to do it work, scrapping guns confiscated from criminals. Possesion of a firearm will have a short jail sentence. (I'm not quite sure how long.)

Law enforcement will be required to be able to account for their weapon or face repercussions if weapons go missing. Military use of arms will pretty much be unchanged as this is a civilian law.

The 4th mandate requires the creation of a brick wall blocking the border to Mexico. The wall will do much to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. cutting down on arms dealing and drug trafficing. (I'm not sure about this one. I think it's probably is too brash and would prompt outcry from someone. It would solve the problem of arms dealers from Mexico.)



Now we all know that there is not a chance in hell that this will ever pass. NRA lobbyists have too much influence in Congress, and when the Supreme Court has to vote between giving civil liberties and taking them away, it rarely will take them away. I'm just saying that if I could put anything before the Convention, that would be it.