> Colonial history contains many examples of firearm regulations in urban areas that imposed obstacles to their use for protection of the home. None of the Bil

> Colonial history contains many examples of firearm regulations in urban areas that imposed obstacles to their use for protection of the home. None of the Bill of Rights applied to the states until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868, after which it was held to be "incorporated to the states". State and local laws from the colonial period are not relevant. During the same period, several states had established churches, but I see no one arguing that the First Amendment still permits that.