[jjm2111]

Actually, he doesn't, BTW. Just like a local school in Oklahoma can't violate the church and state provision of the first amendment, Lockyer cannot violate the second.

[jjm2111]

((((( Ping )))))

[ClearCase_guy]

The right of individuals to keep and bear arms may have some validity on the federal level, but states have a right to regulate and ban firearm ownership among the people, says California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

Isn't that priceless? Let's shift it around:

The right of individuals to follow their own religion may have some validity on the federal level, but states have a right to manadate which church the people may attend.

The ACLU will go for that, right?

[Viva Le Dissention]

No, no, this man is absolutely correct. The US Constitution provides no protection against state infringement of the 2nd Amendment.

Your state might (and probably does) have a similar provision in its own constitution that protects the right to bear arms, but if it doesn't, or if your state Supreme Court chooses to say the state is within its rights when banning guns, then you're out of luck, barring a entirely new line of thought on this subject by the US Supreme Court.