The 14th Amendment has to be applied (incorporation doctrine) to the states specifically by a Supreme Court ruling, I believe. It doesn't automatically happen. For instance, many amendments have been incorporated for a long time, but the 2nd was only recently incorporated with the recent Heller decision.
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It doesn't automatically happen. For instance, many amendments have been incorporated for a long time, but the 2nd was only recently incorporated with the recent Heller decision.