Drop the 2nd amendment of the Constitution

The Newtown Elementary school shooting of Dec 14, 2012 has resulted in 27 deaths, including 20 children, six adults and the shooter. The parents that lost their children today lost them not in small part because of the sick and twisted propaganda machine backed by weapon profiteers who cling to the 2nd amendment as an excuse to justify and perpetrate their deceiving practices. The 2nd amendment was meant to provide citizens with a means to protect themselves from a tyrannical government 200 years ago, not from their neighbors, and not as a means to protect the ability to allow mentally ill and violent criminals to kill off our children. The 2nd amendment is outdated, misused and dangerous. We need to amend the Constitution and delete the second amendment NOW. We owe it to the many who died today, the many more who die every year, and to our own children and communities.