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Hey its the constitution its just vague enough to say that the federal government can pass any laws it deams neccessary. It's called the elastic clause. Thus as long as the judicial section of the govenrment agrees that the law is constitutional they can do what they need to do. Remeber the constitution says you can have guns but it doesn't say that there can't be laws regulating how you buy guns.
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Don't generalize the Constitution, it is about the worst thing you can do, it is how it has been so abused lately.
"Elastic" Clause:
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.
I don't see anywear in the constitution where the federal government is given any power over the peoples guns. Thus the powers "vested by this Constitution" do not give the power, so it doesn't exist.
And you are right it doesn't say specifically that there can't be laws regulating guns, but it does say:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
i.e. The states could make gun laws, but not the federal gov't.
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Ahh yes but there is a little problem. Having a gun doesn't mean your not going to stop everyone from comitting crimes.. If that logic actually worked than it should have stopped all crime because all cops have guns. Plus if you use a pistol on a person that is unarmed in self defense then your going to be in a lot of trouble.
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I said the general public. And yes all cops do have guns, and how many crimes are commited against cops? (not very many.) Did I ever say you should use a gun in self defense against an unarmed person? Anyone trained in gun use and safety would not do that. Unless they feared for their life and were unsure of what the assailant had.