So I guess what the judge was saying, as dumb as it sounds, is referring to how the 10th Amendment allows stipulations on other Amendments so the defense's argument of "but the 2nd Amendment lets us own guns" doesn't hold water since he failed the other half and failed to register his weapons since that's what the law is in New York.

This is New York City, gun licenses don't exist there. And if it isn't the state ensuring that, it's the city. You have to bribe one of two people at any given time (usually both) to get pistol permits or be the child of a police officer.

I am also looking for the transcript though, if you find it send it to me because I have a hard time seeing anyone actually saying that.