Just or curiousity sake which country do you live, if I may ask?
Kentucky.
I see the US like the EU. That is, 50 separate “mostly sovereign” countries that are members of a single federation who’s constitution overrides theirs when there is a difference.
I see Kentucky as completely different from New Jersey, though we both speak the same language. I can carry a concealed gun almost anywhere in my country. In New Jersey it would land me in prison.