Doesn't make it right. Of course, they also were not states really until they actually adopted the constitution as the law of the land... THEN they got statehood.
But I digress.
Nothing you will ever say can convince me that government licensing and registration of privately-owned weapons is OK...
Or support people like Keyes who will confirm judges that respect the Second Amendment of the U S Constitution.
Incorporation of the Second is coming up, you don't want it done by Chief Justice Hillary Clinton.