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Originally Posted by Reiver
What an obtuse statement.. The Constitution does not ban any weapons, and therefor allows any weapon to be owned.
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And yet, there are states that prohibit the possession of fully-automatic weapons. There are states that only allow some people to possess certain weapons, but prohibit other people from possessing them.
This is left up to the states to decide. The Constitution does not guarantee that you have the right to possess any weapon you want to possess. It only gives you the right to bear arms. If the states want to dictate WHICH arms you are allowed to bear, they retain that right to dictate. And in fact, the Federal Government also has the right to restrict use of specific arms.
As long as you're allowed to bear SOME arms - they are not violating that amendment.
Further, 2A is not infallible. It can be further amended, appended, edited, or repealed.