NBCNEWS.com
"Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protections to weapons of war,"
Extend? The 2nd is about weapons of war. There is no extending involved. It talks about the need to maintain a free state and the rights of the people to keep and bear arms. That is not about hunting. When they say the word "people" is talking about a collective group which makes up the state, they are ignoring language throughout the "Bill of Rights" which differentiates between states and people.
1st Amendment: "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" is an individual thing
4th Amendment: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated" is an individual thing.
9th Amendment: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." is an individual thing.
10th Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." This amendment clearly indicates a differentiation between state and people.
There was also the argument that individual states were not themselves restricted by the "Bill of Rights" in that it was restriction being placed on Congress. There were even some SCOTUS rulings early on which agreed with that contention. However, the 14th Amendment established the same restrictions preventing states from violating the "Bill of rights" for individuals.
Now it seems like there is one governmental group left that thinks it doesn't have to abide by the restrictions of the "Bill of Rights". That is the Judiciary. This branch of the government has gathered way too much power and needs the other 2 branches to exert their checks and balances.