You dont watch much TV do you Maynard. If you did you would realise that we are winning the PR war by a bunch.
The Supreme court will hear the case and they wont declare the 2nd "absolute"- what ever the hell that means. They will instead afferm the ruling of the 5th Circut Court. The state CAN via due process suspend or revoke the individuals right to bear arms just like they can revoke your freedom (imprisonment and the draft) and take your life (death penalty).
They will rule that the federal blanket law on prohibiting someone under restraining order to posses firearms violated Emersons right to due process. This WILL extend the 2nd to the States via the 14th Amendment...
The most important result of this will not be to "Assault rifle" laws in various states, but to the Concealed Carry Laws. It would give a very good foundations for lawsuits involving the arbatrary denial of CCW permits and the denial of reciprocity between the states, also the virtual firearms bans in NYC, DC, and Cook County would be vulnerable. Once this happens the anti-gun legislation will tumble like a house of cards. Once people in these locations can buy guns again legally they will discover they are NOT evil, their ignorance will be swept away and they States will rectify their own laws via their legislatures.
If the Republicans gain seats in the Congress this year, and the war is over by then, you might see Ashcroft and the Justice Department sue some of the states you want for interfering with the Militia with their restrictive laws. But that is a ways down the road and it is dependant on a lot of variables, and ultimately it might not even be needed.
I KNOW we have three justices who want to hear this case, Rhenquest, Thomas and Scalia. The question is who the fourth might be.