[neverartful]

You're 100% correct - changes to the constitution can happen (and have happened). It's not beside the point because any additional controls have to be weighed in the context of the 2nd amendment (as it is written and interpreted today).

The United States has more individual freedoms than most (if not all) countries. The downside of those freedoms is when individuals use their free will for evil purposes.

[mcaruso]

Agreed! If a conscious decision is being made to value the ability for people to own guns in expense of frequent killings then go for it.

But it's usually phrased as "there's nothing we can do" and gun control wouldn't help, which is dishonest.