Let's say that the founding fathers did not envision automatic weapons, bombs, and nuclear devices. Perhaps that is why they did not specify automatic weapons in the Constitution. In fact, they did not specify guns. Knives are arms. Swords are arms.
Sticks are arms.
Thus, it is illegal to regulate anything from the length of my knife to the size of my clip to the manner in which my gun shoots. The founding fathers were probably not familiar with the World Wide Web, either. Our first objective should therefore be, to leave open to him all the avenues of truth. The most effectual hitherto found, is the freedom of the press. It is, therefore, the first shut up by those who fear the investigation of their actions.