Allow me to do your homework for you. The federalists tried to give Patrick Henry a congressional seat to help draft the US Constitution. Henry turned down this power stating; "I SMELL A RAT!" When he federalists produced a constitution that omitted a bill of rights we saw the rats Henry smelled.  As an antifederalist Henry bitterly opposed the federalists power grab.  "Fellow Virginians, no tyrant can touch you now. I have made sure of that. You have a bill of rights that protects you. You arm yourselves against the weak and defenseless (state government) yet expose yourself naked to the armed and powerful (fed government).
 It was Henry who drafted 40 amendments in the form of a federal Bill of Rights, and in the end he won us 25 of the 40. Five alone are found in the 1st amendment. Henry was very clear on the intent of the 2nd amendment he warned us to guard as if our lives depend on it, for if the tyrants get this one they get them all.