Your statement is false. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution - paragraphs 1, 3, 16 and 18 all provide ample authorization for Congress to exercise authority over regulation of weapons.
article 1 Section. 8.
1.....The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: Records of the Federal Convention
constitutional convention NOTES on the clause----------not a word about firearms mentioned!
3.....To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce): Records of the Federal Convention
constitutional convention NOTES on the clause----------not a word about firearms mentioned!
16......To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16: Records of the Federal Convention
Mr Madison observed that "
arming" as explained did not did not extend to furnishing arms; nor the term "disciplining" to penalties & Courts martial for enforcing them.
Mr. King added, to his former explanation
that arming meant not only to provide for uniformity of arms, but included authority to regulate the modes of furnishing, either by the militia themselves, the State Governments, or the National Treasury: that laws for disciplining, must involve penalties and every thing necessary for enforcing penalties.
To establish an uniformity of arms, exercise & organization for the Militia, and to provide for the Government of them when called into the service of the U. States"
18........
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
foregoing powers are the powers listed above in article 1 section 8 clauses 1 to 17
this means congress can make federal laws, which deal with the powers above.
example.....congress has the power " To provide for the
Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States:
however congress needs to create a federal law, to determine what the punishment for counterfeiting is going to be.......clause 18 gives them that power of federal law creation.
these powers were ratified by the states in June 1788 making them binding......the bill of rights was passed in DEC 1791, making them binding, and placing a
restriction on the federal government, ...stating
"congress will make no law" which infringes on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
