[general_re]

Be that as it may, the 1st Amendment does not legitimately apply to the states.

Does the 2'nd? Which of the first ten amendments legitimately applies to the states, if any?

[steve-b]

As noted in my previous message, application of the first eight amendments (the ones listing specific rights) to the states was the specific intent of the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment.

[Rule of Law]

Does the 2'nd? Which of the first ten amendments legitimately applies to the states, if any?

None. But most states have similar guarantees in their constitutions. Not all. For instance, California does not have protection for the right to keep and bear arms.