Is it possible that retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens could become the newest poster boy for the National Rifle Association?

We say why not? After all, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had their time in the limelight and brought very serious money into the coffers of the gun rights organization.

Certainly in this age of inclusiveness and political correctness, there can be a role for the 90-something-year-old former justice as NRA poster boy and chief fundraiser.

Stevens claimed that right recently with remarks that called for abolishing the Second Amendment, which conveys and protects an individual right to possess and bear firearms.

By taking this stance, Stevens validated the worst fears of many who support the Second Amendment and believe the ultimate goal of some on the left is the eventual confiscation of all firearms. He also reminds us of the importance of having judges on the high court who respect our Constitution.

Why, we ask, didn’t Stevens cast a wider net than just proposing to eliminate one amendment. There are, as we recall, a total of 10 of those pesky amendments in the Bill of Rights designed to protect rights of the citizenry from the abuse of government power.

Why, for example, should we have to tolerate the ban on cruel and unusual punishment contained in the Eighth Amendment?

The Islamic State has proved to be very creative in finding novel ways of inflicting pain and death on those of us who adhere to a more expansive interpretation of the brotherhood of man. Not only would their approach put the fear of God into the criminal element, it could also save society a bundle by reducing the number of inmates in our overcrowded prisons, a serious problem in Kentucky.

What about that annoying Fifth Amendment that provides for a process and just compensation for the taking of property? Why should the powerful and well connected who want to construct the next mega mall or the next Trump Tower be inconvenienced in the matter by peons who cling to Bibles, guns and even their homes?

Perhaps the right to peacefully assemble for the redress of grievances has outlived its usefulness. If a group is demonstrating for a cause outside the mainstream, then maybe it doesn’t need protection. The traffic congestion and the manpower demands that demonstrations place on police departments surely transcend the First Amendment. Our leaders, who know whats best for us, could decide what is mainstream.

But in a more serious vein, we believe Stevens’ idea to abolish the Second Amendment is not only terrible but could put us on a dangerous and slippery slope.

We recall that the Revolutionary War started when British troops, agents of a repressive government, left their barracks to seize the weapons of patriots in Lexington and Concord, just outside of Boston. That action led to the “shot heard around the world” and ultimately our freedom.

Our founders we believe took this incident into consideration when they wrote the Second Amendment.

Had the British prevailed, we would likely be singing “God Save the Queen” rather than “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Stevens, the new poster boy for the NRA, would be ideal for leading this choral tribute to the royal family.