Honestly, the 2nd ammendment almost certainly does make any effort to outright ban arms, including handguns and assault weapons, unconstitutional.
I am sure people here disagree.
Of course, they have yet to make an argument opposite yours.
However, requiring registration, waiting periods, and liscensure, of such weapons would be constitutional as long as it didn't constitute undo burden of your rights.
Well, no - they would be constitutional if the state can show a compelling interest in the effect and the restriction in question is the least restrictive means to that end.
That would be the corollary to saying picture ID requirements, requiring permits for public gatherings, and some of the restrictions placed on abortion are legal.
Yes and no.
There is a clear compelling interest for picture ID requirements for, say, voting, as the state needs to take at least minimal steps to determine that you are who you say you are. If not, the state cannot ensure equal protection and your right to vote is diminished.
Permits for public gatherings might be an effective analogy of you're comparing apples to apples - but if you want to argue that a permit for a public gathering compares to and tus illustrates the constutitionality of a permit for simple posession of a firearm, you're arguing apples and oranges.
Regulations on abortion are valid so long as the 'compelling state interest' test is passed.
So namely a right can't be violated, but it can be regulated for public safety as long as there is no undue burden.
See "compelling state interest", noted above.
Rhe right to arms is a fundamental, constitutionally protected right of the individual, and as such, falls under "strict scrutiny'.
I'd be very very curious in the related question though: at what point can ownership of a weapon be banned?
Depends. Based on what?
Ownership by felons, etc, can be banned thru due process.
If you mean the sort of weapon, then you need to delve into the defintion of "arms".
Current holding is that "arms" covers any class of firearm you care to mention as all of them are of common, ordinary issue and are suitable for militia service.