[RKV]

The quote was from the Senator who introduced the Amendment John. I would be like reading the McCain or Feingold on the CFR {disaster). Same story is true from the House as well (see John Bingham of Ohio for instance). You are just looking for a way to get your pet theory (partial incorporation) to work. Sorry to be so negative. I do respect your opinion - I just disagree and I think this is an important point.

[RKV]

I would further recommend "The Right to Keep and Bear Arms under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments The Framers' Intent and Supreme Court Jurisprudence" by Stephen P. Halbrook for your reading John and for the others in this debate. When looking for original intent, see the part of the article where Halbrook examines the voting patterns of those who approved the 14th Amendment and how they also voted in favor (to a man) of the Freedman's bureau bills federally protecting 2nd Amendment rights. "When reintroduced after the President's veto, and as passed, the Freedmen's Bureau Act protected the "full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings concerning personal liberty, personal security, and the acquisition, enjoyment, and disposition of estate, real and personal, including the constitutional right to bear arms". Cong. Globe, 39th Cong., 1st Sess., 3412; 14 Stat. 176 (emphasis added)."

[Congressman Billybob]

It is not "my pet theory." I am merely reporting what the US Supreme Court has done with this long line of cases. Also, John Bingham of Ohio, whom you cite, has the middle name of Armor. That's my last name, and is rare with that spelling. I think he's a distant relative. LOL.

John / Billybob