[Dead Corpse]

How would Virginians' RKBA be made less secure by having the Second Amendment apply to Virginia?

Good luck on getting an answer. Excellent point BTW. How are ANY of our Rights "infringed" or reduced by having our central government say that no State, nor the FedGov itself, may remove full use of that Right save by due process from criminal proceedings in court?

Interpretation like this are what we get for allowing judicial and legislative malfeasance get so out of hand.

[robertpaulsen]

"How would Virginians' RKBA be made less secure by having the Second Amendment apply to Virginia?"

"How are ANY of our Rights "infringed" or reduced by having our central government say that no State, nor the FedGov itself, may remove full use of that Right save by due process from criminal proceedings in court?"

Very simple. Congress can ban handguns -- the USSC then decides that "arms" as defined in the second amendment excludes handguns. Since the second amendment applies now to Virginia, turn 'em in.

But... but... Congress wouldn't do that robertpaulsen! Yeah, and Congress wouldn't ban "assault-style" weapons either.