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‘I disagree with Justice Stevens’: Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly balks at repealing Second Amendment

By Philip Wegmann

Published March 27, 2018 8:28pm ET

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‘I disagree with Justice Stevens’: Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly balks at repealing Second Amendment — FILE - In this Friday, April 7, 2017, file photo, Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., arrives for the confirmation vote for President Donald Trump's high court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Donnelly, who is considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for re-election in 2018, is set to formally launch his campaign on Monday, Aug. 21, as he beings a weeklong tour around the state. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens isn’t subtle. He also isn’t going to be popular with red-state Democrats.

The retired Supreme Court justice wants to repeal the Second Amendment. It’s the only real way, Stevens writes in a New York Times op-ed, to end gun violence. But it’s also an absolute nonstarter in the current Congress. Exhibit A: Incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.

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