Originally Posted by
Logan1
Would it be correct to assume that your statement is based on the assumption that only those weapons in existence at the time the Bill of Rights were ratified are covered? If that is your belief, should the First Amendment only cover forms of freedom on speech and freedom of the press that were available in the 18th century? Also, should 4th Amendment restrictions on searches and seizures apply only to methods that were available in 1792?
From Wikipedia: In Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016), the Supreme Court reiterated its earlier rulings that "the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding" and that its protection is not limited to "only those weapons useful in warfare".