Nearly all state constitutions copied the US constitution regarding the right to bear arms. A large majority of those estates are more explicit then the second ammendment, and specify that individuals have the right to bear arms. CT says, for example; "Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state." and AK taking its' lead from the Federal and adding its own clarification says "A well- regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The individual right to keep and bear arms shall not be denied or infringed by the State or a political subdivision of the State." These two examples are typical of how most states reflected the US guidelines on the matter.

I still think it is reasonable for advocates to work for change through constitutional legislative means. If the US is ready to give up this freedom; so be it.