Is it just weekends or winter and nothing better to do, is FR getting kookier?
There were and are many restrictions on many people that are voilating the Constitution. Even though some Rights are generally not violated by government to one degree or another, as a citizen there is also a responsibility for one to stand up for their own Constutional rights.
These little “stories” about “slaves no gun rights or slaves not allowed to stop by a gunsmith” has nothing to do with their rights being Constitutionally denied. Maybe there was some “law” implied or enforced toward such, but that is a far cry from being Constitutional or unConstitutional.
It really assists in a worthwhile discussion to insure you are well informed otherwise it becomes for your own purposes only.
The first couple of paragraphs of the Constitution refer, in fact, to "free persons" and "all others" ~ and if you don't understand what that meant you really have no business issuing pronunciamentos on what is or is not relevant to the Bill of Rights.
Yes, Constitutionally slavery was a recognized institution, and legally enforceable, and therefore dependent on the powers granted to the government by the Constitution ~ which was voted into power by the people eligible to vote ~ none of whom was a slave.
I'm actually astounded that there might still be some folks around who are ignorant of the legal basis for slavery in America. Like, did you imagine it was just something that drifted in, and then drifted out, and had nothing whatsoever to do with our laws, customs and Constitution?