We note at the outset that in Hickman v. Block, 81 F.3d 98 (9th Cir.1996), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 276, 136 L.Ed.2d 199 (1996), we held that the Second Amendment is a right held by the states, and does not protect the possession of a weapon by a private citizen.