But it's basically true in the long run -- either the RKBA is absolute, a God-given right identified in the Constitution which simply cannot be infringed ... or else it's an itty bitty thing that the government gives us to some degree, if they happen to be feeling kindly.
If you can chip away at it, you've basically destroyed it.
Rotsa ruck pleading for a God-given right before a court of atheists....