The Second Amendment has not been “incorporated” yet. Go look up “incorporation doctrine” via the 14th Amendment for how the First Amendment was protected against violations by states.
There is a court case in progress now in Illinois which, if decided in our favor, would establish incorporation for the Second Amendment.
Sonia Sotomayor said the same thing.
Go look up “incorporation doctrine” via the 14th Amendment for how the First Amendment was protected against violations by states.
There are states which do not have the right to keep and bear arms listed as guaranteed rights (Maryland is one). Certainly those states cannot ban firearm ownership because of "incorporation" issues.