I for one will not let my state(ca) decide that the federal government does not pose a threat to me.
The Fifth Amendment provides also that no person shall be [302 U.S. 319, 324] compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.
Except,of course you must by federal law file an income tax return.
"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." -
Then why didn't the drafters start the second amendment like the first,i.e.,Congress shall make no law...?
The right to defend one's self inures with being,it is not granted by ANY government entity.It may not be rescinded by ANY gov't entity,congress,board of supes,Scotus,none.You can cite case law til you're blue in the face.
The Bill of Rights was enacted for the purpose of declaring already understood limitations on the powers the Constitution granted to the federal goverment.
States don't derive their powers from the United States Constitution, the Constitution is their delegation of enumerated powers to the federal government.