Yes the BOR was limitations on the Federal government not the states.
It wasn't until the 14th Amendment was passed that the states were bound by the BOR.
SCOTUS basically overuled the 14th Amendment, and then later courts have had to incorporate sections of each amendment to the states as cases presented themselves.
McDonald vs. Chicago is the case that incorporated the 2nd Amendment to the states.
Read these: http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_bor.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorpo...Bill_of_Rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._v._Cruikshank
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