[Ken H]

So, in your view, the right is not protected federally but at the state level.

What he means is that the State has the option of infringing your RKBA, and the Second Amendment doesn't stop them.

Let me ask you this: Do you buy his claim that the Second Amendment is a check on Congress's power in I.8.15 & I.8.16?

[robertpaulsen]

"What he means is that the State has the option of infringing your RKBA, and the Second Amendment doesn't stop them."

Correct, provided the state constitution allows such an infringement.