The way the Second Amendment is enforced endangers the country by putting very few limits on gun sales. It would behoove America to do away with it, asserts John Paul Stevens in The New York Times. Too often it is used to prevent meaningful gun reform that could save lives while still respecting individual liberties. In the past, the Second Amendment was enforced, while still limiting what guns citizens could access. Sawn-off shotguns were forbidden, for example. The current gridlock in properly regulating weapons of war would be solved by ending this Amendment.