[DesertRhino]

“Pretending that the 2nd Amendment was a restriction on the states”

yeah, that’d be like arguing that the 1st amendment restricted a states right to set up an offical church, or outlaw FR in that state.

[Mojave]

yeah, that’d be like arguing that the 1st amendment restricted a states right to set up an offical church

It didn't. The court "discovered" that restriction in the 14th Amendment. Leftists have little regard for original intent.

[MrB]

At ratification,
some states DID have a “state religion”.

However, the first specifically states, wrt state religion, that CONGRESS shall establish no religion.

So I don’t think that’s a valid analog.

[El Gato]

yeah, that’d be like arguing that the 1st amendment restricted a states right to set up an offical church, or outlaw FR in that state.

The first amendment is predicated by Congress shall make no law. The Second is not. The Constitution applies to the states and the federal government alike. It's just that most of it is very specific in it's application to only the organization of the federal government. Most, but not all. Art. I, Section 10 contains restrictions on the states. The 10th amendment protects the powers of the states, and those of the people.