Regarding the 2nd Amendment, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise stated the 2nd Amendment was in effect relative to the Bill of Rights in what time period?

Me! these questions are based on american people in the south essential questions: question 1: for what reasons will one group of people exploit another?focus questions: question 1: what influenced the development of the south more: geography, economy, or slavery?question 2: what were the economic, political and social arguments for and againsts slavery in the first half of the 19th century.