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That's just it, the 14th shouldn't even have been necessary.

Perhaps, but that's history. It seemed necessary to some, and they got it passed, though not with real support from the South. Whether things should have gone that way or not, the 14th and incorporation are here to stay. Whether or not we should have the incorporation doctrine is no longer really a relevant subject for discussion. Whether or not it should be applied to the 2nd amendment is the more important issue for this thread.

I see little to fear from a finding that the 2A protects an individual right being incorporated. I would bet the Brady Bunch would be apoplectic if that happened. I also see little to fear from a finding that the 2A protects only the right of the National Guard to have guns, and no one else. That's pretty much the situation now, except in DC and the 5th Circuit. Most of us have plenty to gain and little to lose if the SC hears the Parker/Heller case. I'm trying to learn more from RP about dangers of which I may be unaware, but he hasn't scared me yet. ;-)

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I also see little to fear from a finding that the 2A protects only the right of the National Guard to have guns, and no one else.

Then you aren't thinking about this from principle. The individual Right to self defense is what is at stake here. They destroy that, and things will go downhill quickly...