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gmanthebest posted...

I feel like as written, the constitution allows open carry. That's why I feel the steps taken for gun control would require the second amendment to be changed. And sorry if my thoughts are a little short/not completely clear, replying while at work

Hmm - some states already prohibit open carry and haven't been overruled by the supreme court, with even Scalia not speaking in defense of the practice.

In the majority opinion in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), Justice Antonin Scalia wrote concerning the entirety of the elements of the Second Amendment; "We find that they guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation." However, Scalia continued, "Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose."[55]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry_in_the_United_States#Constitutional_implications

So current interpretation of the constitution as written doesn't support open carry, though the Hawaii law is currently being appealed I believe