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The author is partially correct. When written, the Bill of Rights (including the second amendment) was a limitation on the federal government only. It's ludicrous to think the Founding Fathers would impose those restrictions on all the states. After all, the states had their own constitutions. But the author is wrong when he assumes the second amendment was written for personal protection. If it was, there was no need to mention militias.

The mention of the purpose of a well regulated militia in no way limits the protections of the Second Amendment to militias only.

In the early republic, many people and judges understood the Second Amendment to apply to the States as well as the federal government. The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law" the Second Amendment states that the right "shall not be infringed".

"In the early republic, many people and judges understood the Second Amendment to apply to the States as well as the federal government."

I was not aware of that. Do you have any links or court cases which support that?