The ninth circuit already ruled in favor of us
Crap - the Ninth Circuit is hearing it first...
But really - if the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to the states, then neither do any of the others, right?
The ninth already ruled in favor of gun owners. So don't bash them. The 9th ruled that the 2A provision in the BOR applies to the states.
This case is going to the Supremes because different circuits gave different rulings. Sotamayor will need to recuse herself (because she voted against incorporation--something arch conservatives should like actually), and this case will be determined by the remaining 8 justices.
Don't blame O or dems for the mess. It is conservative jurists who have used reconstruction era rulings to keep the BOR from applying to the states and to all citizens.
See about 200 threads on this subject previously with lots of hot debate.
The other rights apply to the states because the justices on the SC said they do as was the intent of the 14th amendment.
In any case, it is a complex set of issues, with complex rulings over decades and a 150 years, and totally a legal not a political matter. It has nothing to do with what O wants or doesn't want. Just as we got nothing from prior presidents either. Congress and the courts are the only place where these issues can get settled. The prez lacks the power.