then you are not familiar with history as well. all rights were considered absolute, at least until just after the civil war. then the racists among our nation wanted to restrict rights of blacks. there is a reason why there are so many no's and not's in the first ten amendments called the bill of rights.
Funny, I seem to remember reading history about legislation requiring all firearms within certain town limits being required to be stored in an armory. I know many pre-civil war towns in the west required all firearms be checked into the sheriff before entering town. There were types of rifles that were banned in certain counties and states.