Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for an Article V Convention. I’m only trying to point out the obvious - this a tough hill to climb. A few years back, there was a movement to get the states to pass resolution reaffirming states rights under the 10th Amendment. It went nowhere after a few states passed it.
With 34 states needed for an Article V Convention, you can automatically cross off 10 states (MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, MD, CA, OR, HI) and a probable 4 more(ME, VT, IL, WA) and there’s the problem. Some of those states might pass legislation IF it is an open convention. But that would be suicide.
Not sure what you mean by "open", but my point (and the point of many others) is that this is the last peaceful means defined in the Constitution to effect change. We have to do everything else first before the shooting starts.