The right there specified is that of 'bearing arms for a lawful purpose.' This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed; but this, as has been seen, means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress.
Examine this reasoning and note the following:
1 - The Cruikshank Court believed that 'bearing arms for a lawful purpose' was a right.
2 - The Cruikshank Court links that Right to the Second Amendment.
3 - The Cruikshank Court elevates the Right to 'bear arms for a lawful purpose' to that of a Fundamental Right by virture of the statements that "[T]his is not a right granted by the Constitution" and "[N]either is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence." [This is classic fundamental right language that was used by the SCOTUS years later in Griswold. This is SCOTUS recognizing a natural right that exists with or without the Bill of Rights. That's huge.]
Cruikshank is very, very important case for our side...