[LS]

I agree with your understanding of the law, but not with your application or example. A better example is the 14th Amendment, which clearly says that "No person may be denied" or words to that effect. When it says "Congress shall make no law," the intention, based on the "reserved" powers, was that the people and the states EXPLICITLY reserved the right to make those laws.

[ctdonath2]

A better example is the 14th Amendment, which clearly says that "No person may be denied" or words to that effect.

So how is that different from the 2nd Amendment stating "the right of the people ... shall not be infringed"? Sounds the same to me: that all individuals (aka "the people") have an uninfringeable right.