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I cannot find a single shred of evidence of any intent of the founders to give the federal government even a hint of a power to regulate what private citizens could own.
It’s right there in Article 1 - in their power to regulate land forces and to enact all law necessary to exercise that authority. I really don’t know why you find this so controversial. We regulate all manner of armament. What difference in the underlying power is there in prohibiting ownership of a nuclear device for example than a gun? The armament may be different, but the underlying power to regulate what the militia possesses is not.