The 2nd Amendment is simply the easy way. It might even have been allowed to take the focus off the real strength against gun control. What is this real strength? Private property, the 4th Amendment. Government: "Why do you have that gun?" Man/woman: I only have private property. Government: "It sure looks and acts like a gun to us." Man/woman: "I own it. It''s mine to call what I want. It's private property. Do you have a vested interest in it?" --- If necessary, consider owning it under a formally written Private Membership Association, wherein it is declared that no member of the government has any interest in your private property. Consider a gun that has a changed serial number so that government can't use the serial number as its vested interest.